Definition of ideal cardiovascular health metrics in NutriNet-Santé, Whitehall II and GAZEL
| Metric | Recommended ideal level |
|---|---|
| Smoking | All cohorts: Never or quit ≥ 12 mo |
| Body mass index | All cohorts: < 25 |
| Physical activity | NutriNet-Santé and Whitehall II: ≥ 75 min/wk of vigorous activity, ≥ 150 min/wk of moderate activity or a combination of the two GAZEL: any sports activity in a competition context |
| Healthy diet | NutriNet-Santé: ≥ 4 optimal diet items out of the following 5 items: the equivalent of 5 servings per day of fruits and vegetables or 400 g/d, ≥ 2 times/wk fish consumption or average consumption of ≥ 100 g/d, average salt consumption < 1.5 g/d, average fibre intake ≥ 25 g/d, sugar-sweetened beverages ≤ 155 g/d Whitehall II: 3 optimal out of the following 3 items: 2 servings of a fruit and vegetable portion per day and fish consumption ≥ 3 times/wk GAZEL: 3 optimal out of the following 3 items: fruit portion every day or almost every day, vegetables portion every day or almost every day, and fish consumption ≥ 3 times/wk |
| Blood pressure | NutriNet-Santé and Whitehall II: < 120/80 mm Hg, untreated GAZEL: No diagnosis of hypertension and untreated |
| Fasting plasma glucose* | NutriNet-Santé and Whitehall II: < 100 mg/dL, untreated GAZEL: No diagnosis of diabetes and untreated |
| Total cholesterol† | NutriNet-Santé and Whitehall II: < 200 mg/dL, untreated GAZEL: No diagnosis of dyslipidemia and untreated |