risk factors

Question 1

Positive Coronary Risk Factors

Answer 1

age, 
family history
cigarette smoking
sedentary lifestyle
obesity
hypertension
dyslipidemia
prediabetes

Question 2

age

Answer 2

Men ≥45 years; women ≥55 years

Question 3

family history

Answer 3

Myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, or sudden death before 55 years of
age in biological father or other male first-degree relative, or before 65 years of age
in biological mother or other female first-degree relative

Question 4

Cigarette smoking

Answer 4

Cigarette smoking Current cigarette smoker or someone who quit within the previous six months, or
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke

Question 5

Sedentary lifestyle

Answer 5

Sedentary lifestyle Not participating in at least 30 min of moderate intensity (40-60% V.O2Reserve) physical
activity on at least three days of the week for at least three months

Question 6

Obesity

Answer 6

† Body mass index of ≥30 kg/m2 or waist girth of >102 cm (40 in.) for men and >88 cm
(35 in.) for women (17)

Question 7

Hypertension

Answer 7

Systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic ≥90 mmHg, confirmed by measurements
on at least two separate occasions, or on antihypertensive medication

Question 8

Dyslipidemia Low

Answer 8

-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ≥130 mg/dl (3.37 mmol/L) or high-density
lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) of <40 mg/dl (1.04 mmol/L), or on lipid-lowering medication.
If total serum cholesterol is all that is available, use ≥200 mg/dl (5.18 mmol/L)

Question 9

Prediabetes

Answer 9

Prediabetes Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) = fasting plasma glucose ≥100 mg/dl (5.50 mmol/L)
but <200 mg/dl (11.00
mmol/L),

Question 10

negative factor
High serum high-density
lipoprotein cholesterol§

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Answer 10

High serum high-density
lipoprotein cholesterol§
≥60 mg/dl (1.55 mmol/L)
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