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High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know, Part 8 Cont

Estimate of 10-Year Risk for Women (Framingham Point Scores)
Age 20-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79
Points -7 -3 0 3 6 8 10 12 14 16

Total
Cholesterol		 Points
Age 20-39 Age 40-49 Age 50-59 Age 60-69 Age 70-79
<160 0 0 0 0 0
160-199 4 3 2 1 1
200-239 8 6 4 2 1
240-279 11 8 5 3 2
>=280 13 10 7 4 2

  Points
Age 20-39 Age 40-49 Age 50-59 Age 60-69 Age 70-79
Nonsmoker 0 0 0 0 0
Smoker 9 7 4 2 1
Systolic BP (mmHg) If Untreated If Treated
<120 0 0
120-129 0 3
130-139 2 4
140-159 3 5
>=160 4 6
HDL(mg/dL) Points
>=60 -1
50-59 0
40-49 1
<40 2


Point Total <9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 >=25
10-Year Risk % <1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 14 17 22 27 >=30
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