Is the Framingham risk function valid for northern European populations?

Is the Framingham risk function valid for northern European populations? A comparison of methods for estimating absolute coronary risk in high risk men.

OBJECTIVE To examine the validity of estimates of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk by the Framingham risk function, for European populations. DESIGN Comparison of CHD risk estimates for individuals derived from the Framingham, prospective cardiovascular Münster (PROCAM), Dundee, and British regional heart (BRHS) risk functions. SETTING Sheffield Hypertension Clinic. Patients-206 consecutiv...

An adaptation of the Framingham coronary heart disease risk function to European Mediterranean areas.

AIM To determine whether the Framingham function accurately predicts the 10 year risk of coronary disease and to adapt this predictive method to the characteristics of a Spanish population. METHOD AND RESULTS A Framingham function for predicting 10 year coronary deaths and non-fatal myocardial infarction was applied to the population of the province of Gerona, Spain, where the cumulated incid...

Surgical Needs of Refugee Populations in the European ::union::: Implications for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Are the Framingham and PROCAM coronary heart disease risk functions applicable to different European populations? The PRIME Study.

AIMS To assess whether the Framingham and PROCAM risk functions were applicable to men in Belfast and France. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed an external validation study within the PRIME (Prospective Epidemiological Study of Myocardial Infarction) cohort study. It comprised men recruited in Belfast (2399) and France (7359) who were aged 50 to 59 years, free of CHD at baseline (1991 to 1993)...

“the effect of risk aversion on the demand for life insurance: the case of iranian life insurance market”

abstract: about 60% of total premium of insurance industry is pertained?to life policies in the world; while the life insurance total premium in iran is less than 6% of total premium in insurance industry in 2008 (sigma, no 3/2009). among the reasons that discourage the life insurance industry is the problem of adverse selection. adverse selection theory describes a situation where the inf...