DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL 25-YEAR CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY INDEX USING THE THIRD NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY

The Framingham Risk Score and Reynolds Risk Score have been conventionally used to assess cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We sought to develop new sex-specific indices to improve predictive ability, account for U.S. diversity, and allow for bedside calculation. The study included a total of 6,