Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in older adults in China

Table 1 Target lipid level across different risk groups of older Chinese (men ≥ 45 years old or women ≥ 55 years old)

Current lipid level (mmol/L)	Risk level	Target lipid level (mmol/L)
TC ≥ 7.2 or LDL-C ≥ 4.9	High	Primary target
4.1 ≤ TC < 7.2 or 2.6 ≤ LDL-C < 4.9 (hypertension + smoking or low HDL-C)		LDL-C < 2.6
3.1 ≤ TC < 7.2 or 2.6 ≤ LDL-C < 4.9 (hypertension + smoking + low-HDL-C)		Secondary target
3.1 ≤ TC < 7.2 or 1.8 ≤ LDL-C < 4.9 (diabetes)		Non-HDL-C < 3.4
5.2 ≤ TC < 7.2 or 3.4 ≤ LDL-C < 4.9 (smoking or low HDL-C)	Moderate	Primary target
4.1 ≤ TC < 7.2 or 2.6 ≤ LDL-C < 4.9 (hypertension, or smoking + low HDL-C)		LDL-C < 3.4
3.1 ≤ TC < 4.1 or 1.8 ≤ LDL-C < 2.6 (hypertension + smoking or low HDL-C)		Secondary target
		Non-HDL-C < 4.1
3.1 ≤ TC < 7.2 or 1.8 ≤ LDL-C < 4.9	Low	Primary target
3.1 ≤ TC<5.2 or 1.8 ≤ LDL-C < 3.4 (smoking or low HDL-C)		LDL-C < 3.4
3.1 ≤ TC < 4.1 or 1.8 ≤ LDL-C < 2.6 (hypertension or smoking + low HDL-C)		Secondary Target
		Non-HDL-C < 4.1

LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC: Total cholesterol; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol.