Using the Framingham model to predict heart disease in the United Kingdom: retrospective study

Whether the Framingham model accurately predicts the risk of coronary heart disease among white men and women in the UK is examined. Results confirm that the Framingham model reliably predicts the absolute risk of heart disease when the annual risk is above 1.5%.

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Published inBMJ Vol. 320; no. 7236; pp. 676 - 677
Main Authors Ramachandran, S, French, J M, Vanderpump, M P J, Croft, P, Neary, R H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London British Medical Journal Publishing Group 11.03.2000
British Medical Association
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group
British Medical Journal
EditionInternational edition
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular disease
Cholesterols
Coronary artery disease
Coronary heart disease
Diabetes
Disease models
Disease risk
Drug design
Female
Heart
Heart diseases
Heart Diseases - epidemiology
Humans
Lipoproteins
Logistic Models
Male
Mathematical models
Medical sciences
Men
Middle Aged
Modeling
Reference Values
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment - methods
Sensitivity and Specificity
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Europe
UK
Human
Biochemical analysis
Cross sectional study
Sex
Cardiovascular disease
Models
Predictive factor
Coronary heart disease
Epidemiology
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Summary:Whether the Framingham model accurately predicts the risk of coronary heart disease among white men and women in the UK is examined. Results confirm that the Framingham model reliably predicts the absolute risk of heart disease when the annual risk is above 1.5%.
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Correspondence to: R H Neary
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Contributors: SR and RHN developed the computer database and used it to analyse the data, as suggested by MPJV. MPJV and JMF provided the data. PC provided advice on data analysis and presentation. The paper was written by all of the authors. RHN is guarantor for the study.
Correspondence to: R H Neary nearrh@netscape.net
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.320.7236.676