Multi-year Cardiovascular Disease Risk

IDUnitAvailable After
CVD_MULTI_YEAR_RISK_YEARSyears30 seconds
CVD_MULTI_YEAR_RISK_PROBS%30 seconds

Definition

CVD_MULTI_YEAR_RISK_PROBS is an array containing the subject's likelihood of experiencing their first heart attack or stroke within the next many years defined in CVD_MULTI_YEAR_RISK_YEARS. For example, if CVD_MULTI_YEAR_RISK_YEARS[2] is 15 and CVD_MULTI_YEAR_RISK_PROBS[2] is 45 then the subject has a 45% likelihood of an event in the next 15 years.

Background

Multi-year CVD risk predict an individual’s likelihood (in percent) of developing cardiovascular disease in a time window ranging from 1 to 20 years into the future. Cardiovascular disease is defined as heart attack, stroke, or coronary heart disease (CHD) death. It does not apply to people who have already had a heart attack or stroke.