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Clinical prediction guide
Absolute CVD risk, stratified by risk score, was 20% higher in primary care patients with CVD than in those without CVD

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.14.4.122

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    STUDY QUESTION

    How do risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events compare in primary care patients with and without a history of CVD after adjusting for traditional CVD risk factors?

    STUDY DESIGN

    Design:

    prospective cohort study with a mean 2 years of follow-up.

    Setting:

    primary care practices in Auckland, New Zealand.

    Patients:

    35 760 patients 30–74 years of age (mean age 54 y, 57% men, 10% with a history of CVD) who had a CVD risk score calculated using the web-based PREDICT clinical decision support program.

    Description of prediction guide:

    based on the Framingham risk score, PREDICT uses traditional CVD risk factors (age, sex, diabetes, smoking, blood pressure, and cholesterol concentrations) to classify patients as having <5%, 5% to <10%, 10% to <15%, 15% to <20%, or ⩾20% 5-year risk of a CVD …

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    • Source of funding: Health Research Council.