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Table 2 Comparison of 10-years observed vs. ACC/AHA PCE-predicted risks of ASCVD events in South Asian adults

From: Performance of the pooled cohort equation in South Asians: insights from a large integrated healthcare delivery system

AHA/ACC PCE 10-years predicted risk category

Composite outcome of myocardial infarction, stroke and presumed cardiovascular death

N

Predicted events (N)

Observed events (N)

Mean predicted risk (%)

Observed risk (%)

Relative risk (predicted: observed)

p

Low (< 5.0%)

1186

21.4

58

1.8

4.9

0.37

< 0.001

Borderline (5.0 to < 7.5%)

191

11.8

19

6.2

10.0

0.62

0.03

Intermediate (7.5 to < 20.0%)

368

44.1

52

12.0

14.1

0.85

0.21

High (≥ 20.0%)

90

24.4

30

27.1

33.3

0.81

0.18

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