title: [Estimation of overall cardiovascular risk from coronary risk. A cohort study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The coronary risk (CR) is a good approximation of the global cardiovascular risk (GCR). Multiplying the CR per 1.3 we obtain the GCR, but we don't know if it is certain in our country.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective cohort study with 851 patients of ages between 35-74 years old, without cardiovascular disease and followed during 5 years. CR include myocardial ischemia (angor pectoris or myocardial infarction). GCR include CR, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We registered 21 myocardial ischemia cases, 15 cerebrovascular disease cases and 8 peripheral vascular disease cases. The accumulated incidence was: 2.5% for CR and 5.2% for GCR (difference 2.7%; 95% confidence interval for the difference 0.9-4.6%; p < 0.05). To estimated GCR we should multiple CR per 2.1.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CR is not a good approximation of GCR. We need to developed equation that include not only CR but also GCR.
authors.affiliation: ABS Dr. Carles Ribas-La Marina, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, España. jbaenad@meditex.es
authors.forename: José Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Baena-Díez
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Lareo
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de la Poza-Abad
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernández-Ibáñez
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Rubio
authors.forename: Zaida
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: García-Rey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment