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Table 5 Addition of Risk Markers to the FRS: Effect on Risk Prediction in Black Men

From: The contribution of a 9p21.3 variant, a KIF6 variant, and C-reactive protein to predicting risk of myocardial infarction in a prospective study

Markers Added

to FRS Model

Number Reclassified (%)

Net Number Reclassified

Correctly (NRI, P value)

AUC (P value)*

9p21

50 (21.9)

10 (0.182, 0.02)

0.688 (0.07)

KIF6

no data†

no data†

no data†

CRP

48 (21.1)

-4 (0.006, 0.94)

0.654 (0.92)

CRP + 9p21

70 (30.7)

10 (0.129, 0.16)

0.675 (0.51)

CRP + KIF6

no data†

no data†

no data†

9p21 + KIF6

no data†

no data†

no data†

CRP + 9p21 + KIF6

no data†

no data†

no data†

  1. * P value for change in AUC from AUC of the FRS model (0.657)
  2. †Risk for KIF6 cannot be calculated because none of the 15 African American men who were noncarriers of the KIF6 719Arg risk allele had an event.