Table 3.

Carotid Ultrasound Findings and Framingham Risk Score. Number of participants in each category of the Framingham Risk Scores (low, intermediate, and high) related to normal or abnormal carotid ultrasound findings.

Framingham Risk Score	Total	Abnormal Carotid Ultrasound	Normal Carotid Ultrasound
Hard Coronary Heart Disease 10-Year Risk (n=141)
Low [n (%)]	122 (86.5)	39 (32.0)	83 (68.0)
Intermediate [n (%)]	12 (8.5)	6 (50.0)	6 (50.0)
High [n (%)]	7 (5.0)	4 (50.0)	3(42.9)
General Cardiovascular Disease 10-Year Risk (n=141)
Low [n (%)]	90 (63.8)	19 (21.1)	71 (78.9)
Intermediate [n (%)]	32 (22.7)	17 (53.1)	15 (46.9)
High [n (%)]	19 (13.5)	13 (68.4)	6 (31.6)
General Cardiovascular Disease 30-Year Risk (n=86)
Low [n (%)]	16 (18.6)	0 (0)	16 (100.0)
Intermediate [n (%)]	40 (46.5)	8 (20.0)	32 (80.0)
High [n (%)]	30 (34.9)	16 (53.3)	14 (46.7)