Validation of the Framingham hypertension risk score in a middle eastern population: Tehran lipid and glucose study (TLGS)

• Main Authors: Fatemeh Koohi (Author), Ewout W. Steyerberg (Author), Leila Cheraghi (Author), Alireza Abdshah (Author), Fereidoun Azizi (Author), Davood Khalili (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Framingham hypertension risk score is a well-known and simple model for predicting hypertension in adults. In the current study, we aimed to assess the predictive ability of this model in a Middle Eastern population. Methods We studied 5423 participants, aged 20-69 years, wit...