Erratum

In this article ‘Development of a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Model Using the Suita Study, a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Japan’ by Michikazu Nakai et al., which appeared in J Atheroscler Thromb, 2020; 27: 1160–1175, a term on page 1162 has been found to be incorrect.

Development of a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Model Using the Suita Study, a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Japan

Michikazu Nakai¹, Makoto Watanabe², Yoshihiro Kokubo², Kunihiro Nishimura³, Aya Higashiyama^{2, 3}, Misa Takegami³, Yoko M Nakao^{2, 3}, Tomonori Okamura⁴ and Yoshihiro Miyamoto^{1, 2}

(on page 1162)

Incorrect

Since CVD risk increases with age, categories for age were based on 10-year intervals up to age 60 years and 5-year intervals thereafter. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is defined as having a fasting blood glucose level of ≥ 126 mg/dL, currently using anti-diabetic medication, or both. Cigarette smoking was dichotomized as current versus other. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) was calculated using the Friedewald equation²⁷⁾. Non-HDL-C was calculated by subtracting HDL-C from TG. If the TG level was greater than 400 mg/dL, we set the value as missing (n = 96).

Correct

Since CVD risk increases with age, categories for age were based on 10-year intervals up to age 60 years and 5-year intervals thereafter. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is defined as having a fasting blood glucose level of ≥ 126 mg/dL, currently using anti-diabetic medication, or both. Cigarette smoking was dichotomized as current versus other. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) was calculated using the Friedewald equation²⁷⁾. Non-HDL-C was calculated by subtracting HDL-C from TC. If the TG level was greater than 400 mg/dL, we set the value as missing (n = 96).