Recalibration of the Framingham CHD risk functions significantly improved risk estimates for the Chinese population, demonstrating its utility for local practice.
Does the Framingham CHD Risk Assessment Tool accurately predict CHD risk in the Chinese population?
Recalibration of the Framingham risk model using local rates is an effective method for CHD risk prediction in populations without established cohorts.
The original Framingham functions overestimated the risk of CHD for CMCS participants. Recalibration of the Framingham functions improved the estimates and demonstrated that the Framingham model is useful in the Chinese population. For regions that have no established cohort, recalibration using CHD rates and risk factors may be an effective method to develop CHD risk prediction algorithms suited for local practice.
Jing Liu (2004) studied this question. Recalibration of the Framingham CHD risk functions significantly improved risk estimates for the Chinese population, demonstrating its utility for local practice.