Estimate Your Risk For Developing Heart Disease in the Next 10 Years
The information presented below is based on data gathered over a 50 year period from the Framingham Heart Study; a research project to study the causes of heart disease
Step 1: Find your points based on your Age, Blood Pressure, LDL and HDL Cholesterol, and whether you Smoke or have Diabetes
AGE
| Age |
M |
F |
| 30-34 |
-1 |
-9 |
| 35-39 |
0 |
-4 |
| 40-44 |
1 |
0 |
| 45-49 |
2 |
3 |
| 50-54 |
3 |
6 |
| 55-59 |
4 |
7 |
| 60-64 |
5 |
8 |
| 65-69 |
6 |
8 |
| 70-74 |
7 |
9 |
DO YOU HAVE DIABETES?
|
CHOLESTEROL
LDL Cholesterol
|
M |
F |
| <100 |
-3 |
-2 |
| 100-129 |
0 |
0 |
| 130-159 |
0 |
0 |
| 160-189 |
1 |
2 |
| >189 |
2 |
2 |
HDL Cholesterol
|
M |
F |
| <35 |
2 |
5 |
| 35-44 |
1 |
2 |
| 45-49 |
0 |
1 |
| 50-59 |
0 |
0 |
| >59 |
-1 |
-3 |
|
DO YOU SMOKE?
Blood Pressure
|
M |
F |
| <120/<80 |
0 |
-3 |
| 120-129/80-84 |
0 |
0 |
| 130-139/85-89 |
1 |
0 |
| 140-159/90-99 |
2 |
2 |
| >159/>99 |
3 |
3 |
|
Step 2 : Add up your points for Age, LDL-Cholesterol, HDL-Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, Smoking & Diabetes
| Age |
|
| LDL-Cholesterol |
|
HDL-Cholesterol |
|
| Blood Pressure |
|
| Diabetes |
|
| Smoking |
|
| TOTAL POINTS |
|
Step 3 : Find Your Risk Level Based on Your Point Total
| Total Points |
<-2 |
-2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
>17 |
| %Risk Male |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
13 |
17 |
21 |
26 |
32 |
38 |
46 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
| %Risk Female |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
20 |
22 |
25 |
30 |
Your Framingham Risk for developing Heart Disease including a Heart Attack over the next 10 years is denoted by the %RISK Male or Female corresponding to your Total Points Score
Step 4 : Compare Your Risk to Others . For comparison purposes, Low Risk is the risk of developing heart disease within the next 10 years for a Man or Woman of the same age with normal blood pressure and cholesterol who does not smoke or have diabetes
COMPARATIVE RISK
|
MALES AGE AVERAGE RISK LOW RISK
|
|
| 30-34 |
3% |
2% |
| 35-39 |
5% |
3% |
| 40-44 |
7% |
4% |
| 45-49 |
11% |
4% |
| 50-54 |
14% |
6% |
| 55-59 |
16% |
7% |
| 60-64 |
21% |
9% |
| 65-69 |
25% |
11% |
| 70-74 |
30% |
14% |
|
FEMALES AGE AVERAGE RISK LOW RISK
|
|
| 30-34 |
<1% |
<1% |
| 35-39 |
1% |
<1% |
| 40-44 |
2% |
2% |
| 45-49 |
5% |
3% |
| 50-54 |
8% |
5% |
| 55-59 |
12% |
7% |
| 60-64 |
12% |
8% |
| 65-69 |
13% |
8% |
| 70-74 |
14% |
8% |
|
Note that there is no risk estimate for patients < 30 or older than 74 because this analysis is based on real data collected from Framingham
Risk factors for developing heart disease can be changed and modified. See your doctor for further details. To decrease your risk of heart disease, remember to:
Lose Weight
Exercise Regularly
Stop Smoking
Control Diabetes and Blood Pressure
Eat Less Fat and Cholesterol
Adapted from The Framingham Heart Study
Wilson et al, Circulation 1998;97:1837
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/Framingham/index.html
Here
is Another Risk Calculator Based on Framingham Data. This one differs because
it uses your TOTAL CHOLESTEROL, asks only for your SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE,
but also asks if you have an ENLARGED HEART. This calculator is based on the KUMC Health Assessment.
