Description

Wilson et al reported 2 models for recurrent cardiovascular disease in a patient with cardiovascular disease. One model predicts risk of cardiovascular death. 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

0.24519

age in years

 

0.04966 * (years)

smoking

current

0.30925

 

other

0

diabetes

yes

0.46141

 

no

0

BMI

< 20 kg per sq m

0.55132

 

>= 20

0

number of vascular beds

 

0.24928 * (number)

cardiovascular event

no

0

 

yes

0.26681

congestive heart failure

no

0

 

yes

0.89976

atrial fibrillation

no

0

 

yes

0.42705

statin therapy

no

0

 

yes

-0.22296

acetylsalicylic acid

no

0

 

yes

-0.17968

region

Eastern Europe

0.25934

 

Middle East

0.25934

 

Japan

-0.65524

 

Australia

-0.65524

 

other

0

 

X =

= SUM(beta-coefficients) - 4.03317

 

20-month risk for cardiovascular death =

= 1 - (0.97748 ^ (EXP(X)))


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