Developing cardiovascular disease risk programs in India—Why location and wealth matter
[...]when risk factor prevalence rates and CVD incidence rates are rapidly changing due to demographic and socioeconomic changes in the community, the need to recalibrate such equations becomes important [4]. [...]although risk prediction equations were designed to guide decisions on management and...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | PLoS medicine Jg. 15; H. 6; S. e1002582 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Public Library of Science
19.06.2018
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| ISSN: | 1549-1676, 1549-1277, 1549-1676 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | [...]when risk factor prevalence rates and CVD incidence rates are rapidly changing due to demographic and socioeconomic changes in the community, the need to recalibrate such equations becomes important [4]. [...]although risk prediction equations were designed to guide decisions on management and intervention, the evidence that use of risk scores improves clinical outcomes remains unclear [7]. [...]the survey data that were relied on are now over 5 years old, and, given rapid demographic transitions across India, the risk estimates may not reflect the contemporary situation. [...]27% of the survey sample did not have sufficient information to assess risk, and males with missing data appear to be a little better educated, wealthier, and more likely to reside in an urban setting. |
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| Bibliographie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 ObjectType-Commentary-3 content type line 23 I have read the journal's policy, and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: DPe is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. |
| ISSN: | 1549-1676 1549-1277 1549-1676 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002582 |