SCORE2-OP
SCORE2-Older Persons
#15
coverage rank
Europe (4 risk regions)20215- and 10-yearFatal + non-fatal CVD (MI, stroke)8 inputs
Adults >=70 without prior CVD
7
atlas factors covered
6
strongly-evidenced (A/B)
5
of 15 categories
Strengths
- Extends region-calibrated CVD estimation to adults >=70 where other scores are poorly calibrated
- Accounts for competing mortality risk in older persons; adds diabetes as input
Weaknesses
- Still a small traditional-factor set; no lipfractions beyond total/HDL, no renal/imaging/inflammation
- European-derived, needs recalibration elsewhere
- Older-age discrimination is inherently modest
Input variables (8)
| Input | Maps to atlas factor | Category | Grade | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Age | Demographic & Social | A | |
| Sex | Sex | Demographic & Social | C | |
| Current smoking | Cigarette smoking | Lifestyle & Behavioral | A | |
| Systolic blood pressure | Systolic blood pressure | Blood Pressure & Hemodynamics | A | |
| Total cholesterol | Total cholesterol | Lipids & Lipoproteins | A | |
| HDL cholesterol | HDL cholesterol | Lipids & Lipoproteins | A | |
| Diabetes mellitus | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | Glycemic & Metabolic | A | |
| Region calibration | — derived / not in atlas | — | — | population/geography calibration term, not an individual factor |
References
- SCORE2-OP risk prediction algorithms: estimating incident CVD in older persons — Eur Heart J 2021 · PMID 34120185