Using body mass index data in the electronic health record to calculate cardiovascular risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multivariable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk calculators, such as the Framingham risk equations, can be used to identify populations most likely to benefit from treatments to decrease risk.

Purpose

To determine the proportion of adults within an electronic health record (EHR) for whom Framingham CVD risk scores could be calculated using cholesterol (lab-based) and/or BMI (BMI-based) formulae.

Methods

EHR data were used to identify patients aged 30-74 years with no CVD and at least 2 years continuous enrollment before April 1, 2010, and relevant data from the preceding 5-year time frame. Analyses were conducted between 2010 and 2011 to determine the proportion of patients with a lab- or BMI-based risk score, the data missing, and the concordance between s

SUBMITTER: Green BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3308122 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature