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. 2021 Sep 15;11(9):916. doi: 10.3390/jpm11090916

Table 1.

Age-specific 10-year absolute risk thresholds for the risk categories—average, higher than average, and high risk for women in Canada (2012–2016).

Average Risk Higher Than Average Risk High Risk
Age 10-Year Absolute Risk % 10-Year Absolute Risk % 10-Year Absolute Risk %
40 [0, 2.0) [2.0, 3.6) [3.6,  )
41 [0, 2.2) [2.2, 3.8) [3.8,  )
42 [0, 2.3) [2.3, 4.1) [4.1,  )
43 [0, 2.5) [2.5, 4.3) [4.3,  )
44 [0, 2.6) [2.6, 4.6) [4.6,  )
45 [0, 2.8) [2.8, 4.8) [4.8,  )
46 [0, 2.9) [2.9, 5.0) [5.0,  )
47 [0, 3.0) [3.0, 5.2) [5.2,  )
48 [0, 3.1) [3.1, 5.4) [5.4,  )
49 [0, 3.2) [3.2, 5.6) [5.6,  )
50 [0, 3.3) [3.3, 5.8) [5.8,  )
51 [0, 3.4) [3.4, 6.0) [6.0,  )
52 [0, 3.5) [3.5, 6.2) [6.2,  )
53 [0, 3.7) [3.7, 6.4) [6.4,  )
54 [0, 3.8) [3.8, 6.7) [6.7,  )
55 [0, 4.0) [4.0, 7.0) [7.0,  )
56 [0, 4.2) [4.2, 7.2) [7.2,  )
57 [0, 4.4) [4.4, 7.6) [7.6,  )
58 [0, 4.6) [4.6, 7.9) [7.9,  )
59 [0, 4.8) [4.8, 8.3) [8.3,  )
60 [0, 5.0) [5.0, 8.6) [8.6,  )
61 [0, 5.1) [5.1, 8.9) [8.9,  )
62 [0, 5.3) [5.3, 9.2) [9.2,  )
63 [0, 5.5) [5.5, 9.5) [9.5,  )
64 [0, 5.6) [5.6, 9.7) [9.7,  )
65 [0, 5.7) [5.7, 9.9) [9.9,  )
66 [0, 5.8) [5.8, 10.0) [10.0,  )
67 [0, 5.8) [5.8, 10.0) [10.0,  )
68 [0, 5.8) [5.8, 10.0) [10.0,  )
69 [0, 5.7) [5.7, 10.0) [10.0,  )

10-year absolute risk categories of average risk, higher than average risk, and high risk are set to be equal to remaining lifetime risk from age 30 to 80 years of <15%, 15% to <25%, and ≥25%, respectively.