[The cardiovascular risk score and its application in the DAI study].
Aim of this study was to estimate the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in a cohort of type 2 diabetics included in the DAI study. We analysed 8200 patients, 40-74 years of age, with no history of cardiovascular complications. The formulae derived from the Framingham Heart Study were used. More than 60% of the cohort have a high risk of CHD. Among the under-50s, only 10% have a high risk in the short-term but, according to the predictions at age 60, 76.8% are at high risk. In the age class 50-60 years 1 in 3 women and 2 in 3 men are at high risk. In conclusion, our group of type 2 diabetics are at high risk of CHD both in the short and in the long term.
Unità Operativa Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia, Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Battista, Corso Bramante 88, 10126 Torino. grassi.g@inrete.it
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology