Prevalence, Correlates, and Prognosis of Peripheral Artery Disease in Rural Ecuador—Rationale, Protocol, and Phase I Results of a Population-Based Survey: An Atahualpa Project-Ancillary Study

Table 3

Cardiovascular health metrics and status according to the American Heart Association.

Cardiovascular Health Metrics
(1) Smoking: ideal (never or quit >1 year), intermediate (quit ≤1 year), and poor (current smoker).
(2) Body mass index: ideal (<25 kg/m^2), intermediate (25 to <30 kg/m^2), and poor (≥30 kg/m^2).
(3) Physical activity: ideal (≥150 minutes/week moderate intensity or ≥75 minutes/week vigorous intensity or equivalent combination), intermediate (1–149 minutes/week moderate intensity or 1–74 minutes/week vigorous intensity or equivalent combination), and poor (no moderate and vigorous activity).
(4) Diet: ideal (4-5 healthy components), intermediate (2-3 healthy components), and poor (0-1 healthy component); based on 5 health dietary components (≥4.5 cups fruits and vegetables/day, ≥two 3.5-oz servings fish/week, ≥three 1-oz equivalent servings fiber-rich whole grains/day, <1,500 mg sodium/day, and ≤450 kcal sugar-sweetened beverages/week).
(5) Total cholesterol: ideal (untreated and <200 mg/dL), intermediate (treated to <200 mg/dL or 200–239 mg/dL), and poor (≥240 mg/dL).
(6) Blood pressure: ideal (untreated and <120/<80 mmHg), intermediate (treated to <120/<80 mmHg or 120–139/80–89 mmHg), and poor (≥140/90 mmHg).
(7) Fasting glucose: ideal (untreated and <100 mg/dL), intermediate (treated to <100 mg/dL or 100–125/mg/dL), and poor (≥126 mg/dL).
Cardiovascular Health Status
(1) Ideal CVH status: all seven CVH metrics in the ideal range.
(2) Intermediate CVH status: CVH metrics in the ideal and intermediate range, but no poor metrics.
(3) Poor CVH status: at least one CVH metric in the poor range.