Table 2 Target values for risk factors in patients with high and very high cardiovascular risk

BMI

< 27 kg/m² (< 25 kg/m²)*

< 25 kg/m²

Waist circumference

men: < 102 cm, women: < 88 cm

men: < 94 cm, women: < 80 cm

Blood pressure

< 140/90 mmHg (diabetes: < 140/85 mmHg, nephropathy + proteinuria: < 130/80 mmHg)

< 140/90 mmHg (diabetes: < 140/85 mmHg, nephropathy + proteinuria: < 130/80 mmHg)

Total cholesterol

< 4.5 mmol/l

< 3.5 mmol/l

LDL-C

< 2.5 mmol/l (< 2.6 mmol/l)*

< 1.8 mmol/l

HDL-C

men: > 1.0 mmol/L, women: > 1.3 mmol/l (>  1.2 mmol/l)*

men: > 1.0 mmol/l, women: > 1.3 mmol/l (> 1.2 mmol/l)*

Triglycerides

< 1.7 mmol/l

< 1.7 mmol/l

HbA1c

< 7%

< 7%