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Table 4 Framingham Risk Score modifications through time (1988 – 2001)

From: Risk factors for ischaemic heart disease in a Cretan rural population: a twelve year follow-up study

  

FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE 2001

 
  

<15%

15–25%

>25%

Total

FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE 1988

<15%

62 (42.8%)

46† 31.7%)

37† (25.5%)

145 (100%)

 

15–25%

2‡ (4.8%)

7 (16.7%)

33† (78.6%)

42 (100%)

 

>25%

0 (0.0%)

2‡ (20.0%)

8 (80.0%)

10 (100%)

 

Total

64 (32.5%)

55 (27.9%)

78 (39.6%)

197 (100%)

  1. Distribution of the participants in the three FRS groups and modifications through time. We can see that only 4 subjects (‡) moved to a lower FRS group in 2001 compared to baseline, while the vast majority (†) has worsen its profile.