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Construction of an odds model of coronary heart disease using published information: the Cardiovascular Health Improvement Model (CHIME)

Martin, C.J.; Taylor, P.; Potts, H.W.W.; (2008) Construction of an odds model of coronary heart disease using published information: the Cardiovascular Health Improvement Model (CHIME). BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making , 8 (1) p. 49. 10.1186/1472-6947-8-49. Green open access

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Abstract

Background: There is a need for a new cardiovascular disease model that includes a wider range of relevant risk factors, in particular lifestyle factors, to aid targeting of interventions and improve population models of the impact of cardiovascular disease and preventive strategies. The model needs to be applicable to a wider population including different ethnic groups, different countries and to those with and without cardiovascular disease. This paper describes the construction of the Cardiovascular Health Improvement Model that aims to meet these requirements. Method: An odds model is used. Information was taken from 2003 mortality statistics for England and Wales, the Health Survey for England 2003 and published data on relative risk in those with and without CVD and mean blood pressure values in hypertensives. The odds ratios used were taken from the INTERHEART study. Results: A worked example is given calculating the 10-year coronary heart disease risk for a 57 year-old non-diabetic male with no personal or family history of cardiovascular disease, who smokes 30 cigarettes a day and has a systolic blood pressure of 137 mmHg, a total cholesterol (TC) of 6.2 mmol/l, a high density lipoprotein (HDL) of 1.3 mol/l, and a body mass index of 21. He neither drinks regularly nor exercises. He can give no reliable information about his mental health or fruit and vegetable intake. His 10-year risk of CHD death is 2.47%. Conclusion: This paper demonstrates a method for developing a CHD risk model. Further improvements could be made to the model with additional information. The method is applicable to other causes of death.

Type: Article
Title: Construction of an odds model of coronary heart disease using published information: the Cardiovascular Health Improvement Model (CHIME)
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-49
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-8-49
Language: English
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Health Informatics > CHIME
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/14096
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