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Table 1 Endpoint prediction for each of 14 risk scores

From: The association between cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular magnetic resonance measures of fibrosis: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

Risk scores*

Endpoint prediction

Risk factors included in model

Edinburgh (CHD)1

10 year CHD

Age, Gender, Smoker, Diabetes, LVH, SBP, Chol, HDL

Edinburgh (CVD)1

10 year CVD

Age, Gender, Smoker, Diabetes, LVH, SBP, Chol, HDL

Death (CHD)1

10 year death from CHD

Age, Gender, Smoker, Diabetes, LVH, SBP, Chol, HDL

Death (CVD)1

10 year death from CVD

Age, Gender, Smoker, Diabetes, LVH, SBP, Chol, HDL

Myocardial Infarction (MI)1

10 year MI

Age, Gender, Smoker, Diabetes, LVH, SBP, Chol, HDL

Stroke1

10 year stroke

Age, Gender, Smoker, Diabetes, LVH, SBP, Chol, HDL

Framingham (CVD)3

10 year CVD

Age, Gender, Smoker, SBP, Chol, HDL, HTN Med

National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)4

10 year CHD

Age, Smoker, Diabetes, SBP, HDL, LDL

British National Formulary (BNF)1

10 year CVD

Age, Gender, Smoker, Diabetes, LVH, SBP, Chol, HDL

ASSIGN1

10 year CVD

Age, Gender, Smoker, Diabetes, SBP, Chol, HDL, Cigarettes, MI Fam

PROCAM2

10 year CHD

Diabetes, SBP, HDL, LDL, Trig, Glucose, HTN Med

Reynolds5

10 year CHD

Age, Gender, Smoker, Diabetes, SBP, Chol, HDL, CRP, Hemoglobin, MI Fam

MESA6

5 year HF

Age, Gender, Smoker, BMI Grade, SBP, Heart Rate, Diabetic Status, BNP, LV Mass

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD)7

10 year CVD

Age, Gender, Smoker, Diabetes, SBP, Chol, HDL

  1. *References indicated below.
  2. CVD – Cardiovascular Disease; CHD – Coronary Heart Disease; HF – Heart Failure; Chol – Total Cholesterol; LVH – Left Ventricular Hypertrophy; SBP – Systolic Blood Pressure; HTN Med – Hypertension Medication; MI Fam – Family History of Myocardial Infarction; BNP – proBNP levels; LV Mass – Left Ventricular Mass; Trig – triglycerides; BMI – body mass index; CRP – c reactive protein.
  3. Risk Scores were calculated as in [25].
  4. 1-7See Appendix for Risk score references.