Table 3

Concordance of the WHO/ISH SAER D CVD risk charts with and without cholesterol for participants

CVD riskWithout cholesterol N (%) for participantsTotal (%)
With cholesterolLow risk (<10)Moderate risk (10–19.9)High risk (20–29.9)Very high risk (30–39.9)
Low risk432 (76.7)12 (2.1)5 (0.9)1 (0.2)450 (79.9)
Moderate risk10 (1.8)41 (7.3)11 (2.0)7 (1.2)69 (12.3)
High risk03 (0.5)14 (2.5)7 (1.2)24 (4.3)
Very high risk03 (0.5)017 (3.0)20 (3.6)
Total (%)442 (78.5)59 (10.5)30 (5.3)32 (5.7)563 (100.0)
  • Concordance: 89.5% (504/563).

  • Non-concordance: 10.5% (59/563).

  • Overestimate: 7.6% (43/563).

  • Underestimate: 2.8% (16/563).

  • Misclassification for CVD risk threshold ≥20%: 4.3% (24/563).

  • Overestimate: 3.4% (19/563).

  • Underestimate: 1.1% (6/563).

  • κ Value (0.705, p<0.001).

  • CVD, cardiovascular disease, WHO/ISH, WHO/International Society of Hypertension.