The Tyrolean early vascular ageing-study (EVA-Tyrol): study protocol for a non-randomized controlled trial

Table 4 ‘Seven AHA health metrics’

Health behavior goal:	Poor	Moderate	Ideal health
Smoking-habits	Smoked in the last 30 days	–	Never smoked, never smoked a whole cigarette
Body-Mass-Index	>95th percentile	85-95th percentile	<85th percentile
Physical activity	None	< 60 min moderate or intensive physical activity per day	≥ 60 min moderate or intensive physical activity per day
Healthy diet	0–1 components	2–3 components	4–5 components
Total-cholesterol	≥200 mg/dL	170–199 mg/dL	< 170 mg/dL
Blood pressure	>95th percentile	90-95th percentile or ≥ 120 systolic or ≥ 80 diastolic	<90th percentile
Fasting blood sugar	≥126 mg/dL	100–125 mg/dL	< 100 mg/dL

Table 4 contains the definition of poor, intermediate and ideal cardiovascular health according to the seven AHA health metrics adapted from [11] and [28]

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