Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)

Estimate of 10-Year Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
Framingham Point Scores






Estimate of 10-Year Risk for Men

Framingham Point Scores by Age Group

Age Points
20-34 -9
35-39 -4
40-44 0
45-49 3
50-54 6
55-59 8
60-64 10
65-69 11
70-74 12
75-79 13


Framingham Point Scores by Age Group and Total Cholesterol

Total Cholesterol 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 0
200-239 7 5 3 1 0
240-279 9 6 4 2 1
280+ 11 8 5 3 1

Framingham Point Scores by Age and Smoking Status

 Age 20-39 Age 40-49 Age 50-59 Age 60-69 Age 70-79
Nonsmoker 0 0 0 0 0
Smoker 8 5 3 1 1


Framingham Point Scores by HDL Level

HDL Points
60+ -1
50-59 0
40-49 1
<40 2


Framingham Point Scores by Systolic Blood Pressure and Treatment Status

Systolic BP If Untreated If Treated
<120 0 0
120-129 0 1
130-139 1 2
140-159 1 2
160+ 2 3


10-Year Risk by Total Framingham Point Scores

Point Total 10-Year Risk
< 0 < 1%
0 1%
1 1%
2 1%
3 1%
4 1%
5 2%
6 2%
7 3%
8 4%
9 5%
10 6%
11 8%
12 10%
13 12%
14 16%
15 20%
16 25%
17 or more greater than or equal to 30%




Estimate of 10-Year Risk for Women

Framingham Point Scores by Age Group

Age Points
20-34 -7
35-39 -3
40-44 0
45-49 3
50-54 6
55-59 8
60-64 10
65-69 12
70-74 14
75-79 16


Framingham Point Scores by Age Group and Total Cholesterol

Total Cholesterol 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


Framingham Point Scores by Age and Smoking Status

 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


Framingham Point Scores by HDL Level

HDL Points
60+ -1
50-59 0
40-49 1
<40 2


Framingham Point Scores by Systolic Blood Pressure and Treatment Status

Systolic BP If Untreated If Treated
<120 0 0
120-129 1 3
130-139 2 4
140-159 3 5
160+ 4 6


10-Year Risk by Total Framingham Point Scores

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