Number of participants and mean (SD) risk in four year predicted risk categories based on coronary heart disease risk appraisal models from the Framingham study published in 19913 and 20004


1991 models
2000 models: risk category*
Risk category*
Mean (SD)
<2
>= 2, <4
>= 4, <5
>= 5, <6
>= 6, <8
>= 8, <10
>= 10
All
%
Men
Mean (SD) N/A 1.2 (0.43) 2.9 (0.58) 4.5 (0.29) 5.5 (0.30) 6.9 (0.55) 8.9 (0.58) 15.8 (6.57) 4.4 (4.53) N/A
<2 1.0 (0.52) 812 61 0 0 0 0 0 873 34.0
 >= 2, <4 3.0 (0.58) 74 504 21 1 0 0 0 600 23.3
 >= 4, <5 4.5 (0.29) 0 118 57 12 5 0 0 192 7.5
 >= 5, <6 5.5 (0.29) 0 53 76 53 15 0 0 197 7.7
 >= 6, <8 6.9 (0.56) 0 0 53 77 89 20 2 241 9.4
 >= 8, <10 9.0 (0.55) 0 0 0 14 108 41 14 177 6.9
 >= 10 13.9 (3.86) 0 0 0 0 21 70 200 291 11.3
All 4.6 (4.31) 886 736 207 157 238 131 216 2571 100
% N/A 34.5 28.6 8.0 6.1 9.3 5.1 8.4 100 N/A
Women
Mean (SD) N/A 0.8 (0.53) 2.8 (0.57) 4.5 (0.27) 5.5 (0.30) 6.8 (0.57) 8.9 (0.51) 13.9 (2.81) 1.8 (2.01) N/A
<2 0.7 (0.56) 1831 125 4 2 2 0 0 1964 66.6
 >= 2, <4 2.8 (0.56) 228 294 34 10 3 0 0 569 19.3
 >= 4, <5 4.5 (0.28) 9 102 27 12 7 0 1 158 5.4
 >= 5, <6 5.4 (0.29) 2 37 17 13 4 1 0 74 2.5
 >= 6, <8 6.8 (0.56) 1 17 29 23 27 6 2 105 3.6
 >= 8, <10 8.8 (0.60) 0 1 6 7 9 9 6 38 1.3
 >= 10 12.3 (1.92) 0 1 0 3 9 10 16 39 1.3
All 1.9 (2.25) 2071 577 117 70 61 26 25 2947 100
% N/A 70.3 19.6 4.0 2.4 2.1 0.9 0.8 100 N/A

Weighted kappa  (95% CI): men 0.83 (0.82 to 0.84); women 0.67 (0.65 to 0.69). N/A=not applicable. *Number of coronary heart disease events per 100 population.




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