Components of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with hypertension
Components of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with hypertension
Major risk factors
Hypertension
Cigarette smoking
Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2)
Physical inactivity
Dyslipidemia
Diabetes mellitus
Microalbuminuria or estimated GFR <60 mL/min
Age >55 years for men, >65 years in women
Family history of premature coronary disease
Men - <55 years
Women - <65 years
Target organ damage
Heart disease
Left ventricular hypertrophy
Angina or prior myocardial infarction
Prior coronary revascularization
Heart failure
Stroke or transient ischemic attack
Chronic kidney disease
Peripheral arterial disease
Retinopathy
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Data from The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood pressure. The JNC 7 report. JAMA 2003; 289:2560.
