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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jun 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Feb 21;81(7):623–632. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.11.051

TABLE 4.

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Rates and Incidence Rate Ratios Stratified by Estimated 10-Year and 30-Year Risk

Young Adults, n (%) Total Person-Years ASCVD Events Rate per 1,000 Person-Years (95% CI) Crude IRR (95% CI) Age-adjusted IRR (95% CI) Age- and Sex-Adjusted IRR (95% CI)

Elevated 10-year risk 4,156 (1.0) 16,144 42 2.60 (1.92–3.52) 8.05 (5.89–10.98) 7.02 (5.14–9.59) 5.98 (4.36–8.22)
Low 10-year/elevated 30-year risk 6,425 (1.6) 27,235 51 1.87 (1.42–2.46) 5.79 (4.36–7.69) 3.74 (2.80–4.99) 3.04 (2.25–4.10)
Low 10-year/low 30-year risk 403,679 (97.4) 2,226,787 720 0.32 (0.30–0.35) Reference Reference Reference

Definitions for elevated and low risk: 10-year risk: elevated ≥7.5%, low <7.5%; 30-year risk: elevated ≥20%, low <20%.

ASCVD = atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.