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Calculate Your Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

This calculator will determine your risk of developing coronary heart disease over the next 10 years and compare this to the risk of others of the same age. Please fill out as much information as possible in the blue section and press the "calculate" button when finished.

Risk Factor Your AnswerPoints Relative Risk
Sex: Male
Female
Age: years
Smoker: Yes
No
Diabetes: Yes
No
Blood Pressure: / mm Hg
mg/dl
HDL Cholesterol: mg/dl


Total Points: = % risk
of heart disease in 10 years
Average 10-year risk = %
(for others in your age group)
Low 10-year risk = %
(for others in your age group)

Information for this Coronary Heart Disease Risk Calculator comes from the Framingham Heart Study. The results are applicable only for the ages of 30 to 74.

The original data are published in: Wilson PW, et al. Prediction of coronary heart disease using risk factor categories. Circulation 1998; 97 (18): 1837-1847.

Please consult with your physician if you have questions about how these results pertain to your care.

Gary P. Barnas, MD,
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine

Article Created: 1999-04-07
Article Updated: 2000-06-08


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