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Table 1A. ATP III: Assessing CHD Risk in Men

Step 1: Age
   Years        Points   
20-34 -9
35-39 -4
40-44 0
45-49 3
50-54 6
55-59 8
60-64 10
65-69 11
70-74 12
75-79 13

Step 2: Total Cholesterol
TC
  (mg/dL)  
Points at
  Age 20-39  
Points at
  Age 40-49  
Points at
  Age 50-59  
Points at
  Age 60-69  
Points at
  Age 70-79  
<160 0 0 0 0 0
160-199 4 3 2 1 0
200-239 7 5 3 1 0
240-279 9 6 4 2 1
>280 11 8 5 3 1

Step 3: HDL-Cholesterol
HDL-C
  (mg/dL)  
  Points  
>60 -1
50-59 0
40-49 1
<40 2
Step 4: Systolic Blood Pressure
  Systolic   BP
(mm Hg)
Points if
  Untreated  
Points
  if Treated  
<120 0 0
120-129 0 1
130-139 1 2
140-159 1 2
>160 2 3

Step 5: Smoking Status
  Points at
  Age 20-39  
Points at
  Age 40-49  
Points at
  Age 50-59  
Points at
  Age 60-69  
Points at
  Age 70-79  
  Nonsmoker   0 0 0 0 0
Smoker 8 5 3 1 1


Step 6: Adding Up The Points
   Age   ———  
  Total cholesterol   ———  
  HDL-cholesterol   ———  
 Systolic blood pressure       ———  
  Smoking status   ———  
  Point total   ———  
Step 7: CHD Risk
   Point Total      10-Year Risk   
<0 <1%
0 1%
1 1%
2 1%
3 1%
4 1%
5 2%
6 2%
7 3%
8 4%
9 5%
10 6%
11 8%
12 10%
13 12%
14 16%
15 20%
16 25%
>17 >30%






Table 1B. ATP III: Assessing CHD Risk in Women

Step 1: Age
    Years         Points    
20-34 -7
35-39 -3
40-44 0
45-49 3
50-54 6
55-59 8
60-64 10
65-69 12
70-74 14
75-79 16

Step 2: Total Cholesterol
TC
  (mg/dL)  
Points at
  Age 20-39  
Points at
  Age 40-49  
Points at
  Age 50-59  
Points at
  Age 60-69  
Points at
  Age 70-79  
<160 0 0 0 0 0
160-199 4 3 2 1 1
200-239 8 6 4 2 1
240-279 11 8 5 3 2
>280 13 10 7 4 2

Step 3: HDL-Cholesterol
HDL-C
  (mg/dL)  
  Points  
>60 -1
50-59 0
40-49 1
<40 2
Step 4: Systolic Blood Pressure
  Systolic BP  
(mm Hg)
Points if
  Untreated  
Points
  if Treated  
<120 0 0
120-129 1 3
130-139 2 4
140-159 3 5
>160 4 6

Step 5: Smoking Status
  Points at
  Age 20-39  
Points at
  Age 40-49  
Points at
  Age 50-59  
Points at
  Age 60-69  
Points at
  Age 70-79  
  Nonsmoker   0 0 0 0 0
Smoker 9 7 4 2 1


Step 6: Adding Up The Points
   Age   ———  
  Total cholesterol   ———  
  HDL-cholesterol   ———  
 Systolic blood pressure       ———  
  Smoking status   ———  
  Point total   ———  
Step 7: CHD Risk
   Point Total      10-Year Risk  
<9 <1%
9 1%
10 1%
11 1%
12 1%
13 2%
14 2%
15 3%
16 4%
17 5%
18 6%
19 8%
20 11%
21 14%
22 17%
23 22%
24 27%
>25 >30%

Note: Risk estimates were derived from the experience of the Framingham Heart Study, predominantly Caucasian population in Massachusetts, USA.

Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). Bethesda, Md: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; 2001. NIH publication 01-3095.

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