Table II.

 Validation of Cardiovascular Disease Events

	Validated, No. (% of Sample)
Event Type	False Positives	True Positives	Sample size a No. (%)
Stroke/TIA	5 (6.5)	72 (93.5)	77 (30.1)
Heart failure	5 (6.7)	70 (93.3)	75 (30.2)
AMI	7 (4.5)	149 (95.5)	156 (100)
CHD	2 (5.6)	34 (94.4)	36 (20.3)
Dysrhythmia	3 (4.5)	64 (95.5)	67 (20.4)
PVD	1 (5.0)	19 (95.0)	20 (30.7)
CVD events	23 (5.3)	408 (94.7)	431 (35.0)

Abbreviations: AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CHD, coronary heart disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; TIA, transient ischemic attack.

^aNumber and percent within event type.