Contribution of Individual Risk Factor Changes to Reductions in Population Absolute Cardiovascular Risk

Table 2

Risk factor profile of sample population.

Risk factor	Definition	𝑁 (%)
High blood pressure	SBP ≥ 140 and DBP ≥ 90	158 (26%)
High cholesterol	TC/HDL ratio ≥ 4.5	344 (57%)
Current smoker	Yes	319 (53%)
Overweight	BMI ≥ 25 and BMI < 30	291 (48%)
Obese	BMI ≥ 30	166 (28%)

SBP: systolic blood pressure (mmHg); DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TC/HDL: total to high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; BMI: body mass index (kgm⁻²).