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. 2017 May 24;357:j2099. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j2099

Table 6.

Clinical examples update with new models

Characteristics Examples
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sex Male Male Male Female Female Male
Age (years) 44 45 48 55 61 48
Body mass index 27.2 22.4 29.7 24.9 33.7 30
Total cholesterol: HDL cholesterol ratio 6.1 6.3 5 3.2 4.8 4.2
Systolic blood pressure 130 115 124 130 155 140
Ethnic origin White White White White Black African White
Smoking status Heavy smoker Non-smoker Light smoker Moderate smoker Former smoker Non-smoker
Family history of coronary heart disease No No No Yes No No
Type 1 diabetes No No No No No No
Type 2 diabetes No Yes No No No No
Treated hypertension No No No No No Yes
Rheumatoid arthritis No No No No No No
Atrial fibrillation No No No No No No
Chronic kidney disease (stage 3, 4, or 5) No No No No No No
Migraine Yes No Yes No No Yes
Corticosteroid use No No Yes No No No
Systemic lupus erythematosus No No No No No No
Atypical antipsychotic use No No No No Yes No
Severe mental illness No No No No Yes No
Erectile dysfunction or treatment No Yes No NA NA No
Standard deviation of systolic blood pressure 6 40 3.1 22 33 No
Model A 10 year predicted risk 9.2 8.3 6.4 11 9.4 9.2
Model B 10 year predicted risk 11 9.9 11 10 13 11
Model C 10 year predicted risk 11 13 11 11 15 9.5

NA=not applicable HDL=high density lipoprotein.