title: [A comparative assessment of the cardiovascular risk in open Spanish population using four approaches].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  the aim was to evaluate the correlation between the Framingham and REGICOR scales for quantifying cardiovascular risk in normal Spanish population.
  
  
  METHODS
  this cross-sectional study involved 1306 subjects aged 35 to 65 years who had an indication for a complete lipid profile. The agreement between Framingham and REGICOR scales, was evaluated using the Pearson coefficient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the best correlation was observed between the different Framingham's scales (Pearson correlation index between 0,8 and 0,918). The correlation between Framingham's scales and REGICOR's scale was of 0,288 and 0,538.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the cardiovascular risk levels determined by Framingham and REGICOR scales are different. In our study the Framingham's scales overestimate the risk.
authors.affiliation: IUNICS (Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud), Universidad de les Illes Balears, Spain. angarturo@gmail.com
authors.forename: Angel Arturo
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: López-González
authors.forename: María Teófila
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Vicente-Herrero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods