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Global Risk Assessment Scale

Global2017Primary Prevention

Overview

A comprehensive risk model that predicts 10-year risk of cardiovascular mortality for 182 countries.

Clinical Use

Global cardiovascular mortality risk assessment

Risk Output

10-year risk of cardiovascular mortality (%)

Risk Factors

Age
Sex
Smoking
Systolic BP
Total Cholesterol
Diabetes

Validation

Meta-analysis of 123 cohorts from 49 countries

Limitations

Focuses on mortality rather than total CVD events

Clinical Guidelines

WHO HEARTS Technical Package

Python Usage

class="operator"><span <span class="keyword">class</span>="import">from</span> cvd_risk <span <span class="keyword">class</span>="import">import</span> Globorisk, PatientData

patient class="operator">= PatientData(
    ageclass="operator">=<span class="number">55</span>,
    sexclass="operator">=<span <span class="keyword">class</span>="string">'male'</span>,
    systolic_bpclass="operator">=<span class="number">140</span>,
    total_cholesterolclass="operator">=<span class="number">6.0</span>,
    smokingclass="operator">=<span class="keyword">True</span>,
    diabetesclass="operator">=<span class="keyword">False</span>
class="bracket">)

model class="operator">= Globorisk()
result class="operator">= model.<span class="function">calculate</span>(patient)
class="operator"><span class="function">print</span>(f<span <span class="keyword">class</span>="string">"<span class="number">10</span>-year CVD mortality risk: {result.risk_score:.1f}%"</span>)

Model Information

Model Name:

Globorisk

Publication Year:

2017

Region:

Global

Category:

Primary Prevention