Framingham Category Risk Score

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FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE to predict 10 year ABSOLUTE RISK of CHD EVENT

WEST HERTFORDSHIRE CARDIOLOGY


This risk assessment only applies to assessment for PRIMARY PREVENTION of CHD, in people who do not have evidence of established vascular disease.
Patients who already have evidence of vascular disease usually have a >20% risk of further events of over 10 years, and require vigorous SECONDARY PREVENTION.
People with a Family History of premature vascular disease and some Asians are at higher risk than predicted; Southern Europeans may have a lower risk in relation to standard risk factors.

STEP 1: Add scores by sex for Age, Total Cholesterol, HDL-Cholesterol, BP, Diabetes and Smoking. (If HDL unknown, assume 1.1 in Males, 1.4 in Females)
Age Total Cholesterol HDL Cholesterol Systolic BP Diastolic BP Diabetes M F Smoking M F
M F M F M F M ale <80 80-84 85-89 90-99 ≥ 100 No 0 0 No 0 0
30-34 -1 -9 < 4.1 -3 -2 < 0.9 2 5 <120 0 0 1 2 3 Yes 2 4 Yes 2 2
35-39 0 -4 4.1 – 5.1 0 0 0.9 - 1.16 1 2 120-129 0 0 1 2 3
40-44 1 0 5.2 – 6.2 1 1 1.17 - 1.29 0 1 130-139 1 1 1 2 3
45-49 2 3 6.3 – 7.1 2 1 1.30 - 1.55 0 0 140-159 2 2 2 2 3
50-54 3 6 ≥ 7.2 3 3 ≥ 1.56 -2 -3 ≥ 160 3 3 3 3 3
55-59 4 7 Female <80 80-84 85-89 90-99 ≥ 100 Categorisation of 10 year Risk
60-64 5 8 <120 -3 0 0 2 3 of CHD Event

65-69 6 8 120-129 0 0 0 2 3 Very Low risk < 10%


70-74 7 8 130-139 0 0 0 2 3 Low risk < 15%
140-159 2 2 2 2 3 Moderate risk 15-20%
≥ 160 3 3 3 3 3 High risk > 20%
If Systolic and Diastolic BP fall into different categories,
use score from higher category

STEP 2: Use total score to determine Predicted 10 year Absolute Risk of CHD Event (Coronary Death, Myocardial Infarction, Angina) by sex
Total Score ≤-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 14 15 16 ≥17
10 year Risk: Male <2% 3% 3% 4% 5% 7% 8% 10% 13% 16% 20% 25% 31% 37% 45% ≥53% ≥53% ≥53% ≥53%
10 year Risk: Female <1% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 10% 11% 13% 15% 18% 20% 24% ≥27%

STEP 3: Compare Predicted 10 year Absolute Risk with "Average" and "Ideal" 10 year Risks, to give Relative Risks
Age 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65 - 69 70 - 74 "Ideal" risk represents
"Average" Male 3% 5% 7% 11% 14% 16% 21% 25% 30% Total Cholesterol = 4.1 - 5.1
"Ideal" Male 2% 3% 4% 4% 6% 7% 9% 11% 14% HDL = 1.2 (Male), 1.4 (Female)
"Average" Female < 1% < 1% 2% 5% 8% 12% 12% 13% 14% BP < 120/80
"Ideal" Female < 1% 1% 2% 3% 5% 7% 8% 8% 8% No Diabetes, Non Smoker

People with an absolute risk of ≥30% should be considered for treatment: with a Statin to achieve a Total Cholesterol <5 and/or LDL cholesterol <3
People with an absolute risk of ≥15% should be considered for treatment with anti-hypertensives to achieve a BP ideally ≤140/90

from Wilson PWF, et al Prediction of coronary heart disease using risk factor categories. Circulation 1998;97:1837-47 Dr John Bayliss Feb 2001

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