ACSM Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

Age :

• Men >or=45 yr

• Women>or=55yr

Family history :

• Myocardial infarction.

• Coronary revascularization.

• Sudden death before a) 55 yr in father or male 1st degree relative or; b) before 65yr in mother or other female 1st degree relative.

Cigarette smoking:

• Current cigarette smoker.

• Has quit within last 6 months or continued exposure to environmental tabacco smoke.

Sedentary Lifestyle:

• Less than 30min of moderate intensity physical activity (40-<60% VO2R) on at least 3 day/week, for at least 3 months.

Obesity:

• BMI at 30 or higher or waist girth > 102cm (40inch) for men.

• Waist girth higher than 88cm (35 inches) for women.

Hypertension:

• Systolic > or = 140mmHg and/or DBP >or= 90mmHg confirmed by measurements on at least 2 seperate occasions.

• on antihypertensive medication

Dyslipidemia:

• LDL Cholesterol >130mg/dL (3.37 mmol/L)

• HDL Cholesterol <40mg/dL (1.04mmol/L)

• Lipid Lowering Medication

• **If total serum cholesterol is all that is available, use >or=200mg/dL (5.18mmol/L)

***NEGATIVE RISK FACTORS : HDL-C >or=60mg/dL (1.55mmol/L)

Diabetes:

• IFG = fasting plasma glucose >or=126mg/dL (7.0mmol/L)

• 2h plasma glucose values in oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) >or=200mg/dL (11.1mmol/L) OR HbA1C >or=6.5%