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. 2010 Nov 14;54(2):264–270. doi: 10.1007/s00125-010-1960-0

Table 2.

Discrimination and calibration of the UKPDS risk engine for calculated risk periods of 4, 5, 6 and 8 years, with CHD as outcome

Calculated risk period (years) First analysis Second analysis
Cases/n c-statistic (95% CI) χ2 statistic Cases/n c-statistic (95% CI) χ2 statistic
4 48/1,508 0.65 (0.49–0.82) 44.6 (p < 0.001) 48/1,622 0.65 (0.48–0.81) 53.2 (p < 0.001)
5 55/1,476 0.66 (0.51–0.81) 61.9 (p < 0.001) 55/1,622 0.65 (0.50–0.80) 77.4 (p < 0.001)
6 63/1,438 0.66 (0.52–0.80) 78.5 (p < 0.001) 63/1,622 0.65 (0.51–0.79) 104.1 (p < 0.001)
8 80/1,094 0.66 (0.53–0.78) 71.7 (p < 0.001) 80/1,622 0.65 (0.53–0.77) 169.8 (p < 0.001)

First analysis: excluding participants with follow-up shorter than calculated risk period

Second analysis: including participants with follow-up shorter than calculated risk period