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. 2006 Sep;22(11):913–927. doi: 10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70310-5

TABLE 3.

Estimation of 10-year risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction or coronary death (Framingham Heart Study) in women

Age in years Points
20–34 −7
35–39 −3
40–44 0
45–49 3
50–54 6
55–59 8
60–64 10
65–69 12
70–74 14
75–79 16
Age in years (points)
Cholesterol level (mmol/L) 20–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79

≤ 4.14 0 0 0 0 0
4.15–5.19 4 3 2 1 1
5.2–6.19 8 6 4 2 1
6.2–7.2 11 8 5 3 2
>7.21 13 10 7 4 2
Age in years (points)
Smoking status 20–39 40–49 50–59 60–69 70–79

Nonsmoker 0 0 0 0 0
Smoker 9 7 4 2 1
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol level (mmol/L) Points

≥ 1.55 −1
1.30–1.54 0
1.04–1.29 1
<1.04 2
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) Untreated (points) Treated (points)

<120 0 0
120–129 1 3
130–139 2 4
140–159 3 5
≥ 160 4 6
Points total 10-year risk (%)

<9 1
9 1
10 1
11 1
12 1
13 2
14 2
15 3
16 4
17 5
18 6
19 8
20 11
21 14
22 17
23 22
24 27
≥ 25 >30

Estimation of 10-year risk can also be made at hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/atpiii/calculator.asp