Major risk factors for CHD, other than LDL cholesterol and diabetes.4
| ▸ Cigarette smoking |
| ▸ Hypertension (≥140/90 mm Hg or on antihypertensive medication) |
| ▸ Low HDL cholesterol ( <1 mmol/l; HDL >1.55 mmol/l acts as a “negative” risk factor) |
| ▸ Family history of premature CHD (CHD in male first degree relative <55 years of age, in female first degree relative <65 years of age) |
| ▸ Age (men ≥45 years; women ≥55 years) |