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New Zealand Cardiovascular Risk Calculator
Cells with this marker ( ) indicate that in patients with very high levels of total cholesterol (> about 9 mmol/L) or blood pressure (> about 170/100 mmHg), the risk equations may underestimate the true risk.* Assumes that cholesterol reduction of about 20% in patients with total cholesterol > mmol/L or blood pressure reduction of about 12/6 mmHg in patients with BP > 140 150/90 mmHg produces an approximate 30% reduction in Cardiovascular disease risk, whatever the pretreatment absolute level5 year Cardiovascular risk(non-fatal and fatal)BenefitCardiovascular events preventedper 100 treated for 5 years*BenefitNumber needed to treat for5 years to prevent 1 event*>30%25-30%20-25%15-20%10-15%5-10% < highHighModerateMild>10 < <10111316254080>120 New Zealand Cardiovascular Risk Calculator reproduced with permission from the New Zealand Guidelines Group180/105 Age 70 Age 60 Age 50 Age 40160/95140/85120/75180/105160/95140/851 20/75180/105160/95140/85120/75180/105160 /95140/85120/7545678456784567845678 Blood pressure (mmHg)
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