AHA/ACC Scientific Statement:Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk by Use of Multiple-Risk-Factor Assessment Equations

GRUNDY ET AL., Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk
J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;34:1348--59

AHA/ACC Scientific Statement: Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk by Use of Multiple-Risk-Factor Assessment Equations

A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology

Table 2. Other Risk Factors

Predisposing risk factors
   Obesity* †
   Abdominal obesity†
   Physical inactivity*
   Family history of premature coronary heart disease
   Ethnic characteristics
   Psychosocial factors
Conditional risk factors
   Elevated serum triglycerides
   Small LDL particles
   Elevated serum homocysteine
   Elevated serum lipoprotein(a)
   Prothrombotic factors (eg, fibrinogen)
   Inflammatory markers (eg, C-reactive protein)

*These risk factors are defined as major risk factors by the AHA ^3,4.

†Body weights are currently defined according to BMI as follows: normal weight 18.5–24.9 kg/m²; overweight 25–29 kg/m²; obesity >30.0 kg/m² (obesity class I 30.0–34.9, class II 35.9–39.9, class III ≥50 kg/m²). Abdominal obesity is defined according to waist circumference: men >102 cm (>40 in) and women >88 cm (35 in) ⁵.

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GRUNDY ET AL., Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;34:1348--59