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Table 1 Assessment of control of common chronic diseases

From: Ask about smoking, not quitting: a chronic disease approach to assessing and treating tobacco use

Disease

Assay

Type of assessment

Hypertension

Blood pressure

Physiologic

Diabetes

Glycated hemoglobin: A1c, and daily glucose

Serum

Hyperlipidemia

Lipid profile, HDL/LDL ratio, triglyceride level

Serum

Overweight/obesity

Weight, body mass index (BMI)

Physiologic

Asthma

Peak expiratory flow rate

Physiologic

HIV

Viral load, T-cell counts

Serum