Open AccessAssociation of Risk Estimates of Three Different Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Tools with Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
H. M. M. Herath,
Thilak Priyantha Weerarathna,
Ranasinghe Bethmi Arachige Thilini Dulanjalee,
Madumekala Rupasinghe Jayawardana,
Udara Priyadarshani Edirisingha,
M Rathnayake
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19356.8087
Subject(s) - medicine , framingham risk score , intima media thickness , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , subclinical infection , type 2 diabetes mellitus , risk assessment , disease , carotid arteries , endocrinology , computer security , computer science
Risk assessment tools used to calculate the Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk such as the Framingham Risk Score (FRS), United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes study (UKPDS) risk engine and the World Health Organization (WHO) risk score have not been tested on their ability to detect subclinical atherosclerosis in most developing countries.