Description

Wilson et al reported 2 models for recurrent cardiovascular disease in a patient with cardiovascular disease. One model predicts risk of a new cardiovascular eent. The authors are from multiple institutions from around the world.


Patient: history of cardiovascular disease

 

Parameters:

(1) sex

(2) age in years

(3) smoking

(4) diabetes

(5) body mass index (BMI) in kg per square meter

(6) number of vascular beds (0 to 3: cerebral, coronary artery, peripheral arterial)

(7) cardiovascular event in past year

(8) congestive heart failure

(9) atrial fibrillation

(10) statin therapy

(11) acetylsalicylic acid

(12) geographic region

 

Parameter

Finding

Beta-Coefficient

sex

female

0

 

male

0.10246

age in years

 

0.03089 * (years)

smoking

current

0.24121

 

other

0

diabetes

yes

0.37824

 

no

0

BMI

< 20 kg per sq m

0.31428

 

>= 20

0

number of vascular beds

 

0.30277 * (number)

cardiovascular event

no

0

 

yes

0.38168

congestive heart failure

no

0

 

yes

0.51873

atrial fibrillation

no

0

 

yes

0.26652

statin therapy

no

0

 

yes

-0.28332

acetylsalicylic acid

no

0

 

yes

-0.10151

region

Eastern Europe

0.27574

 

Middle East

0.27574

 

Japan

-0.31604

 

Australia

-0.31604

 

other

0

 

X =

= SUM(beta-coefficients) - 2.68845

 

20-month risk for a new cardiovascular event =

= 1 - (0.93681 ^ (EXP(X)))


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