Recalibration of Framingham risk for a local population of Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) account for the highest number of deaths and disability globally and within Sri Lanka. A CVD risk prediction tool is a simple means of early identification of high-risk groups which is a cost-effective preventive strategy, especially for resource-poor countries. Distribution of risk factor levels varies in different regions even within the same country, thus a common risk estimation tool for the country may give false local predictions. Since there are few published data related to Sri Lanka the aim of this study was to recalibrate the Framingham equation according to the local risk factor profile of a population in the Kurunegala region in Sri Lanka.

Method

A cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 1 102 persons

SUBMITTER: Ranasinghe SU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10785388 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature