BMJ  2005;331 (10 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7516.0-b

Did cardiovascular prevention guidelines go over the top?

According to 2003 European guidelines on prevention of cardiovascular disease, more than one in five women and almost nine out of 10 men in Norway are at high risk of cardiovascular disease at age 40. In a modelling study based on the Nord-Tröndelag health study, Getz and colleagues (p 551) used the guidelines to estimate the high risk group in the Norwegian population—one of the world's longest living and healthiest. At the same age, one out of 10 women and no men would be classified as having a low risk.

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