Development and Validation of a Risk Score for Predicting Cardiovascular Events in Women Military Service Members
Abstract
The study used a large-scale, longitudinal Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Records (EHR) database henceforth, VA women cohort (n=69,574)--and developed a new internally validated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk score for women service members and veterans. It is referred to VA women CVD risk score. The current studys VA women cohort included 48% of racial and ethnic minority women, which makes the proposed VA women CVD risk score adequate and reliable to assess a long-term CVD risk for all race women in the military. Furthermore, the proposed VA women CVD risk score provides accurate and reliable 10-year CVD risk score for younger military women by including a substantial number (30%) of younger military women age under 40a population excluded from the existing CVD risk scores. The new VA women CVD risk score will make a valid clinical decision tool to assess all women service members at risk, in particular, young and minority women.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1106339
Entities
People
- Haekyung Jeon-slaughter