Agreement between the SCORE and D’Agostino Scales for the Classification of High Cardiovascular Risk in Sedentary Spanish Patients

Agreement between the SCORE and D’Agostino Scales for the Classification of High Cardiovascular Risk in Sedentary Spanish Patients

Background: To evaluate agreement between cardiovascular risk in sedentary patients as estimated by the new Framingham-D’Agostino scale and by the SCORE chart, and to describe the patient characteristics associated with the observed disagreement between the scales. Design: A cross-sectional study wa...

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Main Authors: Luis García-Ortiz, Imanol Montoya, José A. Iglesias-Valiente, Alvaro Sánchez, Gonzalo Grandes, PEPAF group, Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-11-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
cardiovascular diseases
risk assessment
risk factors
sedentary
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/11/2800/

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