Exercise Prescription (pg. 47) Risk Factor Chart
Define Criteria: BMI/waist circumference
Body mass index > or equal 30 kg x m^-2, or waist girth >102 cm (40in) for men and >88 cm (38in) for women (39)
Define Criteria: cigarette smoking
Current cigarette smoker or those who quit within the pervious 6 month or exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
Define Criteria: blood glucose
Fasting plasma glucose > 100 mg x dL^-1 (5.5mmol x L^-1) or 2 h plasma glucose values in oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) > or equal 140 mg x dL^-1 (7.77 mmol x L^-1); or HbA1C > or equal 5.7%
What does CVD stand for?
cardiovascular disease
Define Criteria: HDL-C^b
> or equal 60 mg x dL^-1 (1.55 mmol x L^-1)
What are the nine CVD risk factors?
1. age 2. family history 3. cigarette smoking 4. physical inactivity 5. BMI (body mass index)/waist circumference 6. blood pressure 7. lipids 8. blood glucose 9. HDL-C^b
Define Criteria: lipids
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) > or equal 130 mg x dL^-1 (3.37 mmol x L^-1) or high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) < or equal 40 mg x dl^-1 (1.04 mmol x L^-1) in men and < 50 mg x dl^-1 (1.30 mmol x L^-1) in women or non-HDL-C, (3.37 mmol x L^-1) or on lipid-lowering medication. if total serum cholesterol is all that is available, use > or equal 200 mg x dL^-1 (5.18 mmol x L^-1)
Define Criteria: age
Men > or equal 45 Women > or equal 55
Define Criteria: family history
Myocardial infraction, coronary revascularization, or sudden death before 55 yr in father or other male first-degree relative or before 65 yr in mother or other female first-degree relative
Define Criteria: physical inactivity
Not meeting the minimum threshold of 500-1,000 MET-min of moderate-to-vigorous PA or 75-150 min/wk of moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA
Define Criteria: blood pressure
Systolic BP > or equal 130 mmHg and/or diastolic > or equal 80 mmHg based on an average > or equal to 2 readings obtained on > or equal to 2 occasions, or on antihypertensive medication
The last risk factor is ________ risk factor?
negative
The first eight risk factors are ________ risk factors?
positive
