TABLE 1.
Parameters that are included or excluded by each CV risk score
| FRS | ASCVD plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ✓ | ✓ |
| Age | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ethnicity | ✓ | |
| Total cholesterol | ✓ | ✓ |
| HDL cholesterol | ✓ | ✓ |
| LDL cholesterol | ✓ | |
| SBP | ✓ | ✓ |
| DBP | ✓ | |
| History/medications for hypertension | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smoking habit | ✓ | ✓ |
| Diabetes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Statins treatment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Aspirin treatment | ✓ | |
| Known CVD | ✓ |
ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CVD, cardiovascular diseases; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FRS, Framingham risk score 2008; HDL, high density lipoproteins; LDL, low density lipoproteins; SBP, SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE.