How does this Framingham risk score calculator work? This is a health tool designed to estimate heart disease risk in individuals in a period of 10-years, especially that of coronary heart disease, based on a series of factors identified as cardiovascular risk factors in the Framingham Heart Study. It comprises of age, gender and whether the person scored is a smoker or not or under treatment for hypertension; plus three clinical determinations important in assessing cardiovascular function risks: total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and systolic blood pressure. The criteria considered in this Framingham risk score calculator is detailed below: ■ Gender - Male/Female, this factor is taken in consideration as the points in the following criteria are segmented by gender. ■ Age – this health calculator permits ages starting from 20 to ensure most individual cases of importance are covered, not only elderly people in which, of course, the heart disease risk is proportional to age.
■ Total cholesterol (mg/dL) – a lower TC than 200 mg/dL is considered low risk while 200 to 239 mg/dL is borderline high and everything above 240 mg/dL is high risk. ■ HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) – contrary to the general belief, not all cholesterol is bad cholesterol. HDL is considered the good one as it consists of high density lipoproteins that don’t stick to the arteries forming plaque and leading to atherosclerosis like LDL.
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Plus, HDL is also able to remove part of LDL, the bad cholesterol away from the arteries and is said to protect against heart attack and stroke when in levels higher than 60 mg/dL. Everything under 40mg/dL HDL is considered high risk for cardiovascular disease. ■ Under hypertension treatment - Yes/No – people with high blood pressure are at risk of coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis) and hypertension treatment can help lower the risk. ■ Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) - This is the first number in the blood pressure reading with the normal range between 90 and 120 mmHg and corresponds to the force with which the contraction of the heart pushes blood in circulation.
■ Smoker - Yes/No – smoking increases heart disease risk by damaging the arterial lining, leading to atheromas which are buildups narrowing the arteries, leading on the long term to very high risk of angina, heart attack or stroke.
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