Risk Factors Assessment

*Take the: Risk Assessment Test

Risk Factors:

A. Non-Modifiable:

  • Age

  • Sex

  • Genetics

  • Family History

 

B. Modifiable:

  • Smoking

  • Diabetes

  • High Blood Pressure

  • Elevated Cholesterol

  • High LDL

  • Low HDL (good cholesterol)

  • Obesity: Weight - Apple -vs- Pear shape

  • Stress

  • No Exercise / Sedentary lifestyle

  • Assessment:

  • Sedentary / No Exercise

  • Obesity

  • Stress

  • Family history (MI, stroke):

  • Father

  • Mother

  • Brother

  • Sister

  • Son

  • Daughter

  • Grandmother

  • Grandfather

  • Uncle

  • Aunt

Causative Factors to Heart Disease:

Atherosclerosis:
Coronary Artery Vasospasm (muscular spasm):
Blood clot:
Low hemoglobin
Excessive increase in heart work requirements

 


1. Coronary Heart Disease/CHD: Sum Points for All Risk Factors:

               

Age +

HDL-C +

Total-C +

SBP +

Smoker +

Diabetes +

ECG-LVH =

Point Total


2. Look Up Risk Corresponding To Point Total:

Probability

Pts

5 Yr.

10 Yr.

Pts

5 Yr.

10 Yr.

1 or less than

Less than 1%

Less than 2

17

6%

13%

2

1%

2%

18

7%

14%

3

1%

2%

19

8%

16%

4

1%

2%

20

8%

18%

5

1%

3%

21

9%

19%

6

1%

3%

22

11%

22%

7

1%

4%

23

12%

23%

8

2%

4%

24

13%

25%

9

2%

5%

25

14%

27%

10

2%

6%

26

16%

29%

11

3%

6%

27

17%

31%

12

3%

7%

28

19%

33%

13

3%

8%

29

20%

36%

14

4%

9%

30

22%

38%

15

5%

10%

31

24%

40%

16

5%

12%

32

25%

42%


3. Compare to Ave. 10 Yr Risk:

Probability

 

Age

Women

Men

30-34

Less than 1%

3%

35-39

Less than 1%

5%

40-44

2%

6%

45-49

5%

10%

50-54

8%

14%

55-59

12%

16%

60-64

13%

21%

65-69

9%

30%

70-74

12%

24%


4. Score: Points For Each Risk Factor:

 Age (Female)

 Age (Male)

 HDL - Cholesterol

 T-Cholesterol

 Systolic BP

 Others:

Age

Pts

Age

Pts

HDL-C

Pts

Total-C

Pts

SBP

Pts

Risk

Pts

30

-12

30

-2

25-26

7

139-151

-3

98-104

-2

Smoking

4

31

-11

31

-1

27-29

6

152-166

-2

150-112

-1

Diabetic (male)

3

32

-9

32-33

0

30-32

5

167-182

-1

113-120

0

Diabetic (female)

6

33

-8

34

1

33-35

4

183-199

0

121-129

1

ECG-LVH

9

34

-6

35-36

2

36-38

3

200-219

1

130-139

2

0 Pts for each NO

0

35

-5

37-38

3

39-42

2

220-239

2

140-149

3

 

36

-4

39

4

43-46

1

240-262

3

150-160

4

 

37

-3

40-41

5

47-50

0

263-288

4

161-172

5

 

38

-2

42-43

6

51-55

-1

289-315

5

173-185

6

 

39

-1

44-45

7

56-60

-2

316-330

6

     

40

0

46-47

8

61-66

-3

         

41

1

48-49

9

67-73

-4

         

42-43

2

50-51

10

74-80

-5

         

44

3

52-54

11

81-87

-6

         

45-46

4

55-56

12

88-96

-7

         

47-48

5

57-59

13

             

49-50

6

60-61

14

             

51-52

7

62-64

15

             

53-55

8

65-67

16

             

56-60

9

68-70

17

             

61-67

10

71-73

18

             

68-74

11

74

19

             

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