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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2022 Nov 29;187:10–17. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.10.019

Table 3.

Pooled cohort equation-predicted 10-year ASCVD risk at baseline and 8 weeks after intervention overall and according to difference in individual risk factors, n = 437

Control F/V DASH F/V vs control DASH vs control DASH vs F/V
Incorporating all risk factor differences
Baseline risk %, mean* (SE) 1.84 (0.21) 2.08 (0.23) 1.69 (0.19) n/a n/a n/a
8-weekrisk %, mean* (SE) 1.83 (0.21) 1.88 (0.21) 1.52 (0.17) n/a n/a n/a
 Absolute difference in risk from baseline and between groups, % difference (95% CI) −0.01 (−0.09, 0.08) −0.21 (−0.31, −0.10) −0.17 (−0.26, −0.09) −0.20 (−0.34, −0.06) −0.17 (−0.28, −0.05) −0.01 (−0.11,0.10)
 Relative difference from baseline and between groups, % difference (95% CI) −0.3 (−4.9, 4.5) −9.9 (−14.0, −5.5) −10.3 (−14.4, −5.9) −9.6 (−15.5, −3.3) −10.0 (−15.8, −3.7) −0.4 (−6.9, 6.5)
Attributable difference in systolic blood pressure alone
 Baseline mean (SE) 1.84 (0.21) 2.08 (0.23) 1.69 (0.19) n/a n/a n/a
 8-week mean (SE) 1.79 (0.20) 1.92 (0.22) 1.44 (0.16) n/a n/a n/a
 Absolute difference from baseline and between groups, % (95% CI) −0.05 (−0.11, 0.01) −0.17 (−0.24, −0.09) −0.25 (−0.32, −0.17) −0.11 (−0.21, −0.01) −0.20 (−0.29, −0.11) −0.11 (−0.19, −0.04)
 Relative difference from baseline and between groups, % (95% CI) −2.7 (−5.9, 0.6) −7.9 (−10.9, −4.8) −14.6 (−17.3, −11.7) −5.4 (−9.7, −0.9) −12.2 (−16.2, −8.0) −7.2 (−11.4, −2.7)
Attributable difference in total cholesterol alone
 Baseline mean (SE) 1.84 (0.20) 2.08 (0.23) 1.69 (0.19) n/a n/a n/a
 8-week mean (SE) 1.88 (0.21) 2.08 (0.23) 1.63 (0.18) n/a n/a n/a
 Absolute difference from baseline and between groups, % (95% CI) 0.05 (−0.01, 0.10) −0.00 (−0.07, 0.06) −0.06 (−0.11, −0.01) −0.06 (−0.15, 0.04) −0.10 (−0.18, −0.02) −0.06 (−0.13, 0.02)
 Relative difference from baseline and between groups, % (95% CI) 2.5 (−0.6, 5.7) −0.2 (−3.2, 2.9) −3.5 (−6.4, −0.5) −2.6 (−6.7, 1.7) −5.9 (−9.9, −1.7) −3.3 (−7.4, 0.9)
Attributable differences in HDL cholesterol alone
 Baseline mean (SD) 1.84 (0.21) 2.08 (0.23) 1.69 (0.19) n/a n/a n/a
 8-week mean (SD) 1.83 (0.21) 2.04 (0.23) 1.84 (0.21) n/a n/a n/a
 Absolute difference from baseline and between groups, % (95% CI) −0.00 (−0.06, 0.06) −0.04 (−0.11, 0.03) 0.15 (0.08, 0.21) −0.04 (−0.13, 0.05) 0.15 (0.07,0.23) 0.18 (0.10, 0.27)
 Relative difference from baseline and between groups, % (95% CI) −0.0 (−3.2, 3.2) −1.9 (−5.0, 1.2) 8.8 (5.5, 12.3) −1.9 (−6.1, 2.6) 8.9 (4.1, 13.9) 11.0 (6.1, 16.0)

Estimates were generated using mixed-effects models with log-transformed 10-year ASCVD risk scores. Means and SE were exponentiated before presentation.

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This estimate is the 10-year ASCVD risk score, which is the calculation of the 10-year risk of a cardiovascular event.