Table 3

10-year CVD risks as predicted by the risk scores at the start of statin treatment

 Categories of 10-year CVD risk as predicted by risk score
Risk scoreMean 10-year CVD risk as predicted by risk scoreMedian 10-CVD year risk as predicted by risk scoreRisk of 5<%Risk of 5–10%Risk of 10–15%Risk of 15–20%Risk of ≥20%
Percentage of patientsPercentage of patientsPercentage of patientsPercentage of patientsPercentage of patients
Framingham<200717.715.96.919.020.618.435.1
ASSIGN19.317.45.015.620.318.640.5
QRISK217.616.210.617.217.816.937.5
Any of the three risk scores (highest estimate)21.617.43.912.316.617.749.5
Framingham≥200716.815.66.718.522.220.931.7
ASSIGN18.617.34.915.220.520.439.0
QRISK217.816.69.816.118.118.038.0
Any of the three risk scores (highest estimate)21.317.33.711.216.218.850.2
  • CVD, cardiovascular disease.