External validation and clinical usefulness of three commonly used cardiovascular risk prediction scores in an Emirati population: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction models are useful tools for identifying those at high risk of cardiovascular events in a population. No studies have evaluated the performance of such risk models in an Arab population. Therefore, in this study, the accuracy and clinical usefulness of two commonly used Framingham-based risk models and the 2013 Pooled Cohort Risk Equation (PCE) were assessed in a United Arab Emirates (UAE) national population.

Design

A 10-year retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Outpatient clinics at a tertiary care hospital, Al-Ain, UAE.

Participants

The study cohort included 1041 UAE nationals aged 30-79 who had no history of CVD at baseline. Patients were followed until 31 December 2019. Eligible patients were grouped in

SUBMITTER: Al-Shamsi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594351 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature