Comparison of laboratory-based and non-laboratory-based WHO cardiovascular disease risk charts: a population-based study

Table 2 Pearson correlation of the predicted individual-level risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease using the non-laboratory-based with laboratory-based model

	N	Correlation coefficient (r)	P-value	Comment*
Males
All males	3789	0.94	< 0.001	Very strong positive
< 60 years old	3023	0.84	< 0.001	Very strong positive
≥ 60 years old	766	0.93	< 0.001	Very strong positive
Females
All females	4349	0.94	< 0.001	Very strong positive
< 60 years old	3434	0.85	< 0.001	Very strong positive
≥60 years old	915	0.88	< 0.001	Very strong positive

^* 0.00–0.19 “very weak,” 0.20–0.39 “weak,” 0.40–0.59 “moderate,” 0.60–0.79 “strong,” 0.80–1.0 “very strong”

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