Framingham risk score groups versus ultrasound-based risk categories
| Ultrasound-based risk categories | FRS 10-year CV risk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| High risk >20% (n=5) | Intermediate risk 6–20% (n=71) | Low risk ≤5% (n=155) | |
| Low risk (TPA and cIMT-low risk) (%) | 1 (20) | (20.6) | 81 (52.9) |
| Intermediate (TPA-intermediate risk) (%) | 1 (20) | 16 (23.5) | 31 (20.3)* |
| High risk (TPA and/or cIMT high risk) (%) | 3 (60) | 38 (55.9)† | 41 (26.8)† |
Weighted κ—0.17.
*Patients were reclassified into an ultrasound-based intermediate risk category.
†Patients were reclassified into an ultrasound-based high risk category.