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Cardiac Risk in Diabetes Score

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Cardiac Risk in Diabetes Score

  • Background
  1. Ten year risk of coronary events based on United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS)
  • Criteria
  1. Gender
  2. Age (under 60, 60 to 75, 75 or over)
  3. Diabetes Mellitus Duration (under 5, 5 to 10, 10 or over)
  4. Tobacco Use (Never, Quit, Current)
  5. Hemoglobin A1C (under 7, 7 to 8, 7 or over)
  6. Total Cholesterol to HDL Cholesterol ratio (under 4, 4 to 6, 6 or over)
  7. Urine Microalbumin (under 30, over 30 mcg/dl)
  • Interpretation
  1. Similar risk interpretation as for Framingham Score