Feasibility of Ideal Cardiovascular Health Evaluation in a Pediatric Clinic Setting

Table 1

Seven cardiovascular health metrics, modified for point-of-care screening.

Metric	Criteria	Ideal Threshold
Lipids	Non-HDL-C	<3.1 mmol/L (120 mg/dL)
Healthy Weight	BMI percentile	<85 percentile
Blood Pressure	Systolic and diastolic percentile	< percentiles for both
Glucose Tolerance	HbA1c	≤ 5.7%
Physical Activity	Minutes of moderate activity per day	≥ 60 minutes/day
Smoking	Yes/No	Not smoking
Diet	Number of component	≥ 3 ideal components

Non-HDL-C was the primary screening variable and the threshold was used for group assignment.
Ideal diet components were adequate intake of whole grains, fruits/vegetables, and fish; limited saturated fat, sweetened drinks, and sodium.