Research Article

A Cox-Based Risk Prediction Model for Early Detection of Cardiovascular Disease: Identification of Key Risk Factors for the Development of a 10-Year CVD Risk Prediction

Table 2

Description of candidate predictors.

ORDERSPREDICTORSUNITSTYPES

1AGEYEARSCONTINUOUS

2SEX0001 MALE
0002 FEMALE
CATEGORICAL

3BMIKG/M2CONTINUOUS

4HYPERTENSION0000 NEGATIVE
0001 TRANSIENT
0002 PERMANENT
0003 TYPE UNKNOWN
0008 DOUBTFUL
CATEGORICAL

5HISTORY OF NERVOUS HEART0000 NO
0001 YES, DEFINITE
CATEGORICAL

6HISTORY OF PERICARDITIS0000 NO
0001 YES, DEFINITE
CATEGORICAL

7HISTORY OF OTHER CVD0000 NO
0001 YES, DEFINITE
CATEGORICAL

8PREMATURE BEATS0000 NO
0001 YES, DEFINITE
0002 YES, DOUBTFUL
CATEGORICAL

9HISTORY OF ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK0000 NO
0001 YES, DEFINITE
0002 YES, DOUBTFUL
CATEGORICAL

10HISTORY OF RHEUMATIC FEVER0000 NONE
0001 YES
0008 DOUBTFUL
CATEGORICAL

11HISTORY OF ALLERGY OR ASTHMA0000 NEGATIVE
0001 ALLERGY, ALONE
0002 BRONCHIAL ASTHMA, ALONE, 0003 ALLERGY AND ASTHMA, TOGETHER
CATEGORICAL

12HISTORY OF THYROID DISEASE0000 NEGATIVE
0001 HYPERTHYROID ONLY
0002 HYPOTHYROID ONLY
CATEGORICAL

13HISTORY OF SUBACUTE ENDOCARDITIS0000 NO
0001 YES
CATEGORICAL

14BLOOD PRESSURE SYSTOLICMM HGCONTINUOUS

15BLOOD PRESSURE DIASTOLICMM HGCONTINUOUS

16CIGARETTES PER DAYLAPSE, FORM 8/50CONTINUOUS

17CIGARS PER DAYLAPSE, FORM 8/50CONTINUOUS

18PIPERS PER DAYLAPSE, FORM 8/50CONTINUOUS

19PULSE RATEPER MINUTECONTINUOUS

20DIABETES0000 NO
0001 YES, DEFINITE
CATEGORICAL