Table 1.

Variables required for the Framingham cardiovascular disease risk equation

Variable	Criteria	Default value
Age*	30–74	†
Sex	Male/female	†
Systolic blood pressure	Most recent record prior to index date	†
Total cholesterol	Most recent record prior to index date	6.0
HDL cholesterol	Most recent record prior to index date	Female: 1.4 Male: 1.15
Smoking	Yes/no
Diabetes mellitus	Yes/no
ECG-LVH	Yes/no

*Age at index date.

†Mandatory field.

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy.