Table 4 |
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Calculation of absolute risk of a 65 year-old with a calcium score of 6. |
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Risk Factor |
Standard Framingham scoring |
Coronary calcium modified Framingham scoring |
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CAC age equivalent (from table 3) |
11 |
3 |
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Total Cholesterol (180 mg/dl) |
1 |
1 |
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HDL (52 mg/dl) |
0 |
0 |
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Smoking (non-smoker) |
0 |
0 |
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Systolic blood pressure (117 mmHg) |
0 |
0 |
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Total points |
12 |
4 |
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10-year absolute risk |
10% |
1% |
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Schisterman and Whitcomb BMC Medical Imaging 2004 4:1 doi:10.1186/1471-2342-4-1 |
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