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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Jan 19;67(2):139–147. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.058

Central Illustration. Utility of risk markers for ASCVD Assessment: Receiver Operator Characteristic Curves.

Central Illustration

To assess predictive accuracy and reclassification improvement of various risk markers for incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), receiver operator characteristics curves showing the area under the curve (AUC) were calculated for (A) calibrated Pooled Cohort Equation (cPCE) and (B) calibrated Framingham Risk Score (cFRS) for study participants. Of the factors assessed, coronary artery calcium (CAC) modestly improved the discriminative ability of the cPCE. **Reference. ABI = ankle-brachial index; FH = family history; hsCRP = high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.