Risk Factors Chart

Question 1

What are the 8 positive risk factors?

Answer 1

Age
family history
cigarette smoking
sedentary lifestyle
obesity
hypertension
dyslipidemia
prediabetes

Question 2

What is the negative risk factor?

Answer 2

HDL Cholesterol

Question 3

What is the defining criteria for Age and how many points does it count for?

Answer 3

Men >= 45
Women >= 55
+1 point

Question 4

What is the defining criteria for Family History and how many points does it count for?

Answer 4

myocardial infarction (heart attack), coronary revascularization (vascular bypass, angioplasty),

or sudden death before 55 for father or other first degree relative,

or 65 for mother or other first degree relative

+1 point

Question 5

What is the defining criteria for Cigarette Smoking and how many points does it count for?

Answer 5

current smoker or have quit within previous 6 months or exposure to environmental smoke (2nd hand etc)
+1 point

Question 6

What is the defining criteria for Sedentary Lifestyle and how many points does it count for?

Answer 6

Not participating in at least 30 mins of moderate exercise (40 to 60% VO2) on at least 3 days per week for at least 3 months
+1 point

Question 7

What is the defining criteria for Obesity and how many points does it count for?

Answer 7

BMI >=30 or
Men waist > 102cm/40inches
Women waist > 88cm/35inches
+1 point

Question 8

What is the defining criteria for Hypertension and how many points does it count for?

Answer 8

Systolic >=140 mmHG and/or Diastolic >= 90 mmHG
confirmed on at least 2 separate occasions, or currently on antihypertensive meds
+1 point

Question 9

What is the defining criteria for Dyslipidemia and how many points does it count for?

Answer 9

LDL >= 130 mg/dl or
HDL < 40 mg/dl or
on lipid lowering meds

if total serum cholesterol is all that is available, then >= 200 mg/dl

+1 point

Question 10

What is the defining criteria for Prediabetes and how many points does it count for?

Answer 10

fasting plasma glucose >= 100 mg/dl, but >= 125 mg/dl

or impaired glucose tolerance where 2hr oral glucose tolerance test is >= 140 mg/dl but <= 199 mg/dl

confirmed on 2 separate occasions

+1 point

Question 11

What is the defining criteria for HDL Cholesterol and how many points does it count for?

Answer 11

> = 60 mg/dl

-1 point