Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in a Middle Eastern Country: Performance of the Globorisk and Score Functions in Four Population-Based Cohort Studies of Iran

• Main Authors: Noushin Fahimfar (Author), Akbar Fotouhi (Author), Mohammad Ali Mansournia (Author), Reza Malekzadeh (Author), Nizal Sarrafzadegan (Author), Fereidoun Azizi (Author), Marjan Mansourian (Author), Sadaf G. Sepanlou (Author), Mohammad Hassan Emamian (Author), Farzad Hadaegh (Author), Hamidreza Roohafza (Author), Hassan Hashemi (Author), Hossein Poustchi (Author), Akram Pourshams (Author), Tahereh Samavat (Author), Maryam Sharafkhah (Author), Mohammad Talaei (Author), David Van Klaveren (Author), Ewout W. Steyerberg (Author), Davood Khalili (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundConsidering the importance of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction for healthcare systems and the limited information available in the Middle East, we evaluated the SCORE and Globorisk models to predict CVD death in a country of this region.MethodsWe included 24 427 participants (1...