Table 1 Definitions of American Heart Association Individual Ideal Cardiovascular Health Metrics
Metric | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
AHA Criteria | Criteria in present study | |
Total cholesterol (TC) | No adjustment | |
Ideal | TC < 200 mg/dL without use of any cholesterol-lowering medication | |
Intermediate | TC 200–239 mg/dL or treated to < 200 mg/dL | |
Poor | TC ≥240 mg/dL | |
Blood pressure | No adjustment | |
Ideal | BP < 120/< 80 mmHg without use of antihypertensive medications | |
Intermediate | Systolic BP 120–139 or diastolic BP 80–89 mmHg or treated to BP < 120/< 80 mmHg | |
Poor | BP ≥140/≥90 mmHg | |
Fasting plasma glucose | Glycated hemoglobin | |
Ideal | < 100 mg/dL | HbA1c < 5.7% and without any hypoglycemic medication |
Intermediate | 100–125 mg/dL | HbA1c 5.7–6.4% or treated to HbA1c < 5.7% |
Poor | ≥126 mg/dl | HbA1c ≥6.5% |
Body mass index (BMI) | No adjustment | |
Ideal | BMI < 25 kg/m2 | |
Intermediate | BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2 | |
Poor | BMI ≥30 kg/m2 | |
Diet | No adjustment | |
Ideal | 4–5 components | ≥20 servings/week |
Intermediate | 2–3 components | |
Poor | 0–1 components | < 20 servings/week |
Physical activity | No adjustment | |
Ideal | ≥150 min/week moderate intensity or ≥75 min/week vigorous intensity or ≥150 min/week moderate + vigorous | ≥1500METmin/week |
Intermediate | 1–149 min/week moderate intensity or 1–74 min/week vigorous intensity or 1–149 min/week moderate + vigorous | 600-1500METmin/week |
Poor | None | <600METmin/week |
Smoking | No adjustment | |
Ideal | Never or quit > 12 months | Never having smoked or quit > 12 months prior |
Intermediate | Former ≤12 months | Quit within the preceding 1–12 months |
Poor | Current | Current smoking status or quit within the preceding 1 month. |
C-reactive protein (CRP) | None | |
Ideal | CRP < 1.0 mg/dL | |
Intermediate | CRP 1-3 mg/dL | |
Poor | CRP ≥3 mg/dL | |