Objective: To calculate 10-year Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease risk score in outdoor department of a tertiary care hospital and identify individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital, Malir, Pakistan, from Oct 2020 to Mar 2021. Methodology: 116 patients presenting to Out-Patient Department of General Medicine of CMH, Malir, Pakistan, without previous evidence of cardiovascular disease were included. Previous history of diabetes, smoking, use of anti-hypertensives, Aspirin and statins was recorded. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures, waist circumference, HbA1c, fasting blood sugar, fasting LDL, HDL and total cholesterol were tested for each patient. 10-year ASCVD risk score was calculated using online ASCVD Risk Estimator calculator. Results: Mean age of the patients was 58.6±9.92 years with 62.1% being males and 37.9% being females. Mean 10-year ASCVD risk score was 13.37±7.1, of which 21 patients (18.1%) had Very High, 66(56.9%) had Intermediate and 29(25%) had Low 10-year ASCVD risk score. Among Very High cases, 80.9% were males, all were in age group 50-79 years, 61.9% were diabetic, 33.3% were smokers and 66.7% were obese. Conclusion: A very high percentage of study group had Intermediate or Very High 10-year ASCVD risk score. Identifying those individuals at high risk early and controlling the modifiable risk factors can help lessen the morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular diseases.
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