Elite Men’s Guide Health Scorecard
The Super Seven Health Numbers: Here are seven important health numbers every man needs to know. See your primary care doctor at least once a year and get your numbers. Print this page and enter your numbers below to find out where you stand.
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Your Numbers:
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Cutoff Values
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Ideal Numbers
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Blood Pressure1 |
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140 mmHg/90 mmHg Above = High BP |
Less than 120 mmHg / Less than 80 mm Hg |
HDL2 |
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40 mg/dl Below = Dyslipidemia |
Greater than 50 mg/dl |
LDL3 |
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130 mg/dl Above = Dyslipidemia |
Less than 100 mg/dl |
Fasting Glucose Level4 |
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125 mg/dl Above = Diabetes |
Less than 100 mg/dL |
Body Mass Index5 |
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30 kg/m2 Above = Obese |
Between 20-25 kg/m2 |
Waist to Height Ratio6 |
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58% Above = Obese |
Less than 53% |
Total Testosterone Level7 |
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300 ng/dl Below = Hypogonadism |
Between 300 - 1050 ng/dL |
1. Kamran R. Hypertension. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/241381-overview: Medscape Reference; 2012.
2. Devkota B. HDL Cholesterol. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2087757-overview#aw2aab6b2: Medscape Reference; 2012.
3. Mir FA. LDL Cholesterol. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2087735-overview#aw2aab6b2: Medscape Reference; 2012.
4. Lin J. Glucose. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2087913-overview: Medscape Reference; 2012.
5. Osama H. Obesity. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/123702-overview: Medscape Reference; 2012.
6. Schneider HJ, Friedrich N, Klotsche J, et al. The predictive value of different measures of obesity for incident cardiovascular events and mortality. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Apr 2010;95(4):1777-1785.
7. Vitamin and Mineral Recommendations. http://www.crnusa.org/about_recs.html: Council for Responsible Nutrition; Accessed 2012.