10-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk Estimation Based on Lipid Profile-Based and BMI-Based Framingham Risk Scores across Multiple Sociodemographic Characteristics: The Malaysian Cohort Project

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) leads to high morbidity and mortality rate worldwide. Therefore, it is important to determine the risk of CVD across the sociodemographic factors to strategize preventive measures. The current study consisted of 53,122 adults between the ages of 35 and 65 years from The...

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Main Authors: Boekhtiar Borhanuddin, Azmawati Mohd Nawi, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Noraidatulakma Abdullah, Syed Zulkifli Syed Zakaria, Mohd Arman Kamaruddin, Chandralekah S. Velu, Norliza Ismail, Mohd Shaharom Abdullah, Salywana Ahmad Kamat, Afifah Awang, Mariatul Akma Hamid, Rahman Jamal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2979206