Division of General Internal Medicine

Online Clinical Calculator

Coronary Heart Disease Risk Calculator

Risk Factor Your Answer Points Relative Risk
Sex: Male Female  
Age: years  
Smoker: Yes No
Diabetes: Yes No
Blood Pressure: / mm Hg
mg/dl
HDL Cholesterol: mg/dl
 
Total Points: = % risk of heart disease in 10 years
Average 10-year risk = % (for others in your age group)
Low 10-year risk = % (for others in your age group)

Information for this Coronary Heart Disease Risk Calculator comes from the Framingham Heart Study. The results are applicable only for the ages of 30 to 74. Please refer to:

    Wilson, PW, et. al. Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Using Risk Factor Categories. Circulation 1998 97 (18): 1837-1847.

The score sheet for men and the score sheet for women come directly from Circulation.

General Internal Medicine
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Last Update: 6/8/2000. Developed by Charles Hu, Ron Kneusel & Gary Barnas M.D.
Comments to: barnas@mcw.edu