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%