Development and validation of a coronary risk prediction model for older U.S. and European persons in the Cardiovascular Health Study and the Rotterdam Study.

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BACKGROUND: Risk scores for prediction of coronary heart disease (CHD) in older adults are needed. OBJECTIVE: To develop a sex-specific CHD risk prediction model for older adults that accounts for competing risks for death. DESIGN: 2 observational cohort studies, using data from 4946 participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) and 4303 participants in the Rotterdam Study (RS). SETTING: Community settings in the United States (CHS) and...

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Authors: Koller, M; Leening, M; Wolbers, M; Steyerberg, E; Hunink, MG

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Annals of internal medicine
• Volume: 157
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 389-397
• Publication date: 2012-09-01
• DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-6-201209180-00002
• EISSN: 1539-3704
• ISSN: 0003-4819
• Language: English
• Keywords: Prospective Studies; Incidence; Netherlands; Cause of Death; Risk Factors; Male; Models, Statistical; United States; Humans; Female; Coronary Disease; Risk Assessment; European Continental Ancestry Group; Multivariate Analysis; Aged, 80 and over; Aged; Algorithms