Table 5.

Estimated vs. Observed 10 year CVD mortality using clinically relevant Framingham risk categories (using 10 unit increments)

Race/ethnicity	Risk Category	Total sample n	Died of CVD n	Died of CVD % (95%CI)
Non-Hispanic white	<10%	2536	59	2.3 (1.7,2.9)
	10% to 20%	512	64	12.5 (9.6,15.4)
	>20%	387	101	26.1 (21.7,30.5)
Mexican American	<10%	1503	44	2.9 (2.1, 3.7)
	10% to 20%	210	24	11.4 (7.1,15.7)
	>20%	119	32	26.9 (18.9, 34.9)
Non-Hispanic black	<10%	1382	52	3.8 (2.8, 4.8)
	10% to 20%	298	38	12.8 (9.0, 16.6)
	>20%	174	38	21.8 (16.1, 27.5)