An adaptation of the Framingham coronary heart disease risk function to European Mediterranean areas

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Authors

Jaume Marrugat · Municipal Institute for Medical Research

R D’Agostino · Framingham Heart Study

L Sullivan · Framingham Heart Study

R Elosua · Municipal Institute for Medical Research

P Wilson · Framingham Heart Study

J Ordovas · Tufts University

P Solanas · Clínica Girona

F Cordón

Abstract

The Framingham function estimates more than doubled the actual risk of coronary disease observed in north east Spain. After calibration, the Framingham function became an effective method of estimating the risk in this region with low coronary heart disease incidence.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Volume 57, Issue 8, pp. 634-638

DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.8.634

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