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Table 5 Summarising the comparison of the model survival estimates with actual survival in the Whickham cohort.

From: Description and validation of a Markov model of survival for individuals free of cardiovascular disease that uses Framingham risk factors

  

n

Model

Whickham

Difference

Diff 95%CI

Significant difference? P =

 

Total

1391

75.0%

75.4%

0.4%

-1.6%, 2.4%

0.764

Sex

Men

676

70.0%

71.3%

1.3%

-1.7%, 4.2%

0.402

 

Women

715

79.8%

79.3%

-0.5%

-3.2%, 2.3%

0.747

Age

35–50

783

63.1%

63.1%

0.0%

-3.2%, 3.1%

0.976

 

>50

608

58.4%

58.2%

-0.2%

-3.9%, 3.5%

0.914

Smoking status

Smokers

709

68.4%

69.4%

1.0%

-2.0%, 4.1%

0.525

 

Non-smokers

683

81.9%

81.7%

-0.3%

-2.9%, 2.3%

0.849

Total cholesterol

TC >= 7.5

170

68.3%

65.3%

-3.0%

-9.6%, 3.6%

0.447

 

TC 5.5–7.4

827

75.2%

76.4%

1.2%

-1.4%, 3.7%

0.447

 

TC < 5.5

284

77.6%

75.1%

-2.5%

-9.0%, 4.0%

0.338

Systolic BP

BP >= 180

95

55.6%

40.4%

-15.2%

-24.4%, -5.9%

0.006

 

BP 160–179

180

63.3%

66.1%

2.8%

-3.3%, 9.0%

0.458

 

BP 115–159

1000

77.7%

78.7%

1.0%

-1.3%, 3.3%

0.467

 

BP < 115

115

86.1%

89.7%

3.5%

-1.9%, 9.0%

0.259

Diabetes

Diabetic

9

71.4%

55.6%

-15.8%

-43.6%, 12.0%

0.413

 

Non-diabetic

1382

75.0%

75.5%

0.4%

-1.6%, 2.5%

0.729