Review
Predicting Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke: The FINRISK Calculator
Authors:
Erkki Vartiainen ,
Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, FI
Tiina Laatikainen,
Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki; Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, FI
Markku Peltonen,
Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, FI
Pekka Puska
Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, FI
Abstract
The FINRISK risk calculator predicts 10-year risk for coronary heart disease, stroke incidence, and their combination. The model is based on 10-year cohort follow-up from 3 different cohorts in 1982, 1987, and 1992 from a random population sample in 3 areas in Finland. Coronary heart disease, stroke, and their combination are predicted by smoking, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, diabetes, and family history. The Internet-based calculator is commonly used in Finland in health services to assess the need for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia treatment and is used also in patients' counseling.
Highlights
- National risk function is a useful tool to assess total risk for cardiovascular diseases.
Published on
01 Jun 2016.
Peer Reviewed
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