Question 244 · LEK · Cardiovascular risk and prevention of cardiovascular diseases
The SCORE chart for assessing a 10-year risk for fatal cardiovascular disease consists of the following risk factors:
- A. age, gender, total cholesterol, diastolic blood pressure, smoking status.
- B. gender, total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, smoking status, BMI.
- C. age, gender, LDL-cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, smoking status.
- D. age, gender, total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, smoking status.
- E. age, gender, LDL-cholesterol, diastolic blood pressure, smoking status.
Hint
Picture the SCORE chart: panels for sex, smoking and age, with axes for one blood pressure value and one lipid parameter.
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