Table 4: Early cardiovascular health risk scoring system.
Test |
Normal result (Score of 0) |
Borderline result (Score of 1) |
Abnormal result (Score of 2) |
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Vascular component |
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C1 |
Based on age and gender (see Table 2) |
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C2 |
Based on age and gender (see Table 2) |
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BP at Rest (mmHg) |
Systolic |
Diastolic |
Systolic |
Diastolic |
Systolic |
Diastolic |
< 120 |
< 80 |
120 - 129 |
< 80 |
> 130 |
≥ 80 |
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BP-PME (mmHg) |
Systolic Spike < 30 and Systolic BP ≤ 169 and Diastolic BP < 90 |
Systolic Spike 30 - 39 and Systolic BP 170-179 |
Systolic Spike > 39 and Systolic BP > 179 |
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CIMT |
Based on age and gender (see Table 3) |
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AAUS(cm) |
< 2.5 |
2.5 - 5.0 |
> 5.0 |
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Retinal Photography |
A/V ratio >3:5 |
A/V ratio ≤ 3:5 or mild A/V compression |
A/V ratio ≤ 1:2 or A/V nicking present |
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Microalbuminuria (mg/mmol) |
≤ 0.6 |
0.61 - 0.99 |
≥ 1.00 |
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Cardiac Component |
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Pro-BNP (pg/dL) |
< 150 |
150 - 250 |
> 250 |
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ECG |
No abnormalities |
Nonspecific abnormalities |
Diagnostic abnormalities |
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LVUS (g/m2) |
LVMass Index (LVMI) ≤ 120 |
LVMI 120 - 129 |
LVMI ≥ 130 |
The 7 vascular components and the 3 cardiac components of the ECVHRS are listed and the criterion for how each component is categorized as normal (score 0), borderline (score 1), or abnormal (score 2) is described.