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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: A Comparison of the Framingham, PROCAM, and DAD Equations in HIV-Infected Persons
Joint Authors
Aparecida da Silveira, Érika
Nery, Max Weyler
Martelli, Celina Maria Turchi
Turchi, Marilia D.
Sousa, Clarissa Alencar de
Falco, Marianne de Oliveira
Castro, Aline de Cássia Oliveira de
Esper, Jorge Tannus
Souza, Luis Carlos Silva e
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
This study aims to estimate the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and to assess the agreement between the Framingham, Framingham with aggravating factors, PROCAM, and DAD equations in HIV-infected patients.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in an outpatient centre in Brazil.
294 patients older than 19 years were enrolled.
Estimates of 10-year cardiovascular risk were calculated.
The agreement between the CVD risk equations was assessed using Cohen's kappa coefficient.
The participants' mean age was 36.8 years (SD = 10.3), 76.9% were men, and 66.3% were on antiretroviral therapy.
47.8% of the participants had abdominal obesity, 23.1% were current smokers, 20.0% had hypertension, and 2.0% had diabetes.
At least one lipid abnormality was detected in 72.8%, and a low HDL-C level was the most common.
The majority were classified as having low risk for CV events.
The percentage of patients at high risk ranged from 0.4 to 5.7.
The PROCAM score placed the lowest proportion of the patients into a high-risk group, and the Framingham equation with aggravating factors placed the highest proportion of patients into the high-risk group.
Data concerning the comparability of different tools are informative for estimating the risk of CVD, but accuracy of the outcome predictions should also be considered.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nery, Max Weyler& Martelli, Celina Maria Turchi& Aparecida da Silveira, Érika& Sousa, Clarissa Alencar de& Falco, Marianne de Oliveira& Castro, Aline de Cássia Oliveira de…[et al.]. 2013. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: A Comparison of the Framingham, PROCAM, and DAD Equations in HIV-Infected Persons. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033507
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nery, Max Weyler…[et al.]. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: A Comparison of the Framingham, PROCAM, and DAD Equations in HIV-Infected Persons. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033507
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nery, Max Weyler& Martelli, Celina Maria Turchi& Aparecida da Silveira, Érika& Sousa, Clarissa Alencar de& Falco, Marianne de Oliveira& Castro, Aline de Cássia Oliveira de…[et al.]. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: A Comparison of the Framingham, PROCAM, and DAD Equations in HIV-Infected Persons. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033507
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1033507