title: [Relationship between the assessment of coronary risk using the Italian chart and the assessment with the New Zealand chart].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the distribution of coronary risk in primary prevention using both the New Zealand and Italian charts, and to assess whether there is a relationship between the two scales built on data from populations at different natural coronary risk.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Carpi's district, Territorial Health Authority in Modena province.
  
  
  METHODS
  Population between 40 and 69 years old without any background of cardiovascular disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  The variables studied corresponded to the Jackson's New Zealand table and the Italian Progetto Cuore's one. Concordance was assessed with the kappa coefficient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We studied 1850 men and 2235 women with an average age of 56 years. The percentage of 'high' coronary risk men and women at the New Zealand's chart was 27% and 8% respectively. Ten percent of 'high' risk men and no woman were found at the Italian chart. The kappa coefficient to evaluate the agreement on high risk men between the two charts was 'moderate' (kappa = 0.403). No estimation was allowed for women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was moderate agreement between the New Zealand and the Progetto Cuore charts.
authors.affiliation: Piano Per la Salute della Provincia di Modena, Programma Cardiovascolare Azienda USL, Viale Muratori 201, 41100 Modena, Italia. a.ciardullo@ausl.mo.it
authors.forename: Anna V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ciardullo
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Azzolini
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cadioli
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malavasi
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morellini
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Magrini
authors.forename: Maria M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Daghio
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carapezzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods