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Table 4 Relationship between knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk and clinical risk scoring

From: The ten-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease among public health workers in North-Central Nigeria using Framingham and atherogenic index of plasma risk scores

 

Knowledge

  

Clinical risk scoring

Good

Poor

Total

χ2

p value

 

n (%)

n (%)

N

  

Framingham risk score grade

 Low risk

287 (97.0)

9 (3.0)

296

5.289Y

0.071

 Moderate risk

3 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

3

  

 High risk

2 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

2

  

Atherogenic Index of Plasma

 Mild risk

272 (96.8)

9 (3.2)

281

0.608Y

0.738

 Intermediate

14 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

14

  

 High risk

6 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

6

  
  1. χ2Chi square test, Y Yates corrected Chi square
  2. There was no statistically significant association between good knowledge of cardiovascular disease and Framingham risk score and AIP dyslipidaemia risk score. (p > 0.05)
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BMC Public Health

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