Validation of the World Health Organization/ International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) cardiovascular risk predictions in Sri Lankans based on findings from a prospective cohort study.
U B ThulaniKukulege Chamila Dinushi MettanandaD T D WarnakulasuriyaT S G PeirisK T A A KasturiratneU K RanawakaS ChakrewarthyA S DassanayakeS A F KurukulasooriyaM A NiriellaShamila T De SilvaA P PathmeswaranN KatoH J de SilvaA R WickremasinghePublished in: PloS one (2021)
WHO/ISH (SEAR B) risk prediction charts with-and without-cholesterol may be used in Sri Lanka. Risk charts are more predictive in males than in females and for lower-risk categories. The predictions when stratifying into 2 categories, low risk (<20%) and high risk (≥20%), are more appropriate in clinical practice.