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. 2018 May 1;8:6853. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-25128-x

Table 4.

Clinical Utility Parameters for Incident CHD for the Two GRS among GERA Subjects of Minority Descent Classified as Intermediate Risk.

Individuals to be treated (A) Events predicted at 10 years (B) Events potentially prevented (C = B*0.24) Individuals needed to treat to prevent 1 CHD event (D = A/C) Efficiency of the two-stage vs. one-stage approach
African-Americans (n = 2,089)
One-stage Screening 473 41 9.8 47 1
Two-stage Screening
  GRS_12 33 4 1.0 33 1.4 (47/33)
  GRS_51 12 3 0.7 17 2.8 (47/17)
Latinos (n = 4,349)
One-stage Screening 876 48 11.5 73 1
Two-stage Screening
  GRS_12 31 6 1.4 22 3.3 (73/22)
  GRS_51 39 9 2.2 19 3.8 (73/19)
Asians (n = 4,804)
One-stage Screening 830 46 11.0 75 1
Two-stage Screening
  GRS_12 19 2 0.5 38 2.0 (75/38)
  GRS_51 24 2 0.5 48 1.6 (75/48)
All Minority Groups Combined (n = 11,242)
One-stage Screening 2179 135 32.4 68 1
Two-stage Screening
  GRS_12 59 11 2.6 23 2.9 (68/23)
  GRS_51 30 7 1.7 18 3.8 (68/18)

CHD denotes coronary heart disease; GRS denotes genetic risk score.