Table 1 Definition of different premature cardiovascular disease risk factors; Tehran Lipid and Glucose study (1999–2014)
Risk factor | Definition |
|---|---|
BMI | |
Normal | BMI < 25 kg/m2 |
Overweight | 25 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2 |
Obese | BMI ≥30 kg/m2 |
Central obesity | WC ≥95 cm [9] |
Hypercholesterolemia | TC ≥ 6.21 mmol/L or using lipid lowering drugs |
Hypertension | SBP ≥140 mmHg or DBP ≥90 mmHg or using any high blood pressure medications |
Diabetes | FPG ≥7 mmol/L, or 2 h-PG ≥11.1 mmol/L or taking anti-diabetic drugs |
Low physical activity | • Doing exercise or labor < 3 times a week (in first phase) • Achieving < 600 MET (metabolic equivalent task)-minutes per week (in second phase) |
Current smoker | Participants who used cigarettes or other smoking implements daily, non-daily and occasionally at baseline |
Education | |
Illiterate/primary | 0–5 years of schooling |
Cycle/diploma | 6–12 years of schooling |
Higher than diploma | > 12 years of schooling |
FH-CVD | Prior diagnosis of CVD in a male first degree relative < 55 years or in a female first degree relative < 65 years |