Framingham Heart Study risk equation predicts first cardiovascular event rates in New Zealanders at the population level

Establishes the population-level predictive validity of the Framingham Heart Study risk equation used to derive cardiovascular disease risk-prediction charts for NZ management guidelines on raised blood pressure and dyslipidaemia. Measures standard cardiovascular risk factors in a cohort of 6354 peo...

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Published inNew Zealand medical journal Vol. 116; no. 1185; p. 9p
Main Author Milne, Richard J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Auckland Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG) 07.11.2003
Subjects
Cardiovascular disease
Cholesterol
Demography
Diseases
Epidemiology
Heart
Heart attacks
Mathematical models
Medical research
Medicine
Risk
Womens health
New Zealand
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Summary:Establishes the population-level predictive validity of the Framingham Heart Study risk equation used to derive cardiovascular disease risk-prediction charts for NZ management guidelines on raised blood pressure and dyslipidaemia. Measures standard cardiovascular risk factors in a cohort of 6354 people (4638 men and 1716 women) aged 35-74 years with no history of cardiovascular disease, during 1992-3. Predicts cardiovascular event rates for the cohort using a Framingham risk equation and compares them with observed 5-year cardiovascular event rates for hospitalisation and mortality. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Bibliography:Archived by the National Library of New Zealand
Figs; refs; tables; related article 'Discriminative ability of a risk-prediction tool derived from the Framingham Heart Study compared with single risk factors', 7 Nov 2003, 116(1185)
ISSN:0028-8446
1175-8716
1175-8716