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Figure 1 Data from the Framingham Heart Study experience. Much of the middle-aged population has a low to intermediate risk for hard CHD (myocardial infarction or CHD death). Even up to age 80 years, more than three-quarters of women experience a 10-year risk of CHD that falls below 10%. The risks are higher for men, and by age 60 the majority of men are at intermediate (10% to 20% per 10 years) or high risk (greater than 20% per 10 years) for CHD. Figure courtesy Peter W. F. Wilson, MD, Framingham Heart Study (unpublished data).
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