Table 4

Calculation of absolute risk of a 65 year-old with a calcium score of 6.

Risk Factor
Standard Framingham scoring
Coronary calcium modified Framingham scoring

CAC age equivalent (from table 3)
11
3
Total Cholesterol (180 mg/dl)
1
1
HDL (52 mg/dl)
0
0
Smoking (non-smoker)
0
0
Systolic blood pressure (117 mmHg)
0
0
Total points
12
4
10-year absolute risk
10%
1%

Schisterman and Whitcomb BMC Medical Imaging 2004 4:1   doi:10.1186/1471-2342-4-1