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.