Comparative Study of Prognostic Value for Coronary Disease Risk Between the U.K. Prospective Diabetes Study and Framingham Models
Response to Stevens and Holman
- Ioannis D. Protopsaltis, PHD1,
- George Nikolopoulos, MD2 and
- Andreas Melidonis, PHD1
- 1Diabetes Center, General Hospital Tzaneio of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
- 2Hellenic Center for Infection Disease Control, Athens, Greece
- Address correspndence to Dr. Andreas Melidonis, General Hospital Tzaneio of Piraeus, Zanni & Afentouli 1, 18536 Piraeus, Greece. E-mail: tzaniodiabetes{at}yahoo.com
We appreciate the comments of Stevens and Holman (1) regarding our analysis comparing the accuracy of the U.K. Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) (2) and Framingham models in the prediction of 10-year risk for coronary artery disearse (CAD) in diabetic patients. In our letter, we mentioned that the diagnosis of CAD was established by coronary angiography. In addition, this study was performed in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes and included a 10-year follow-up. In the sample of cases with myocardial infarction who were examined during this analysis, fatal and nonfatal cases were …
