Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk and Detection of Subclinical Carotid Artery Atheromatosis in Middle-Aged Postmenopausal Women

Results The study included a total of 334 women with mean age 57 ± 5 years. According to the 10-FRS and the WHOS, 96% and 91% of the population were respectively classified as “low risk”. A fair level of agreement between both scores was found (kappa 0.31). CAP occurred in 29% of cases. Score estimated risk correlated with CAP prevalence. Women with CAP presented higher incidence of hypertension and smoking, evidencing a more frequent “metabolic” pattern than women without CAP. The area under the curve of the 10-FRS to detect CAP was 0.79 (95% CI 0.73-0.84), with an optimal cut-off point ≥ 3%.