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Person—absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment result recorded indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termCVD risk assessment result recorded indicator
Synonymous names:Help on this termAbsolute CVD risk assessment recorded indicator
METEOR identifier:Help on this term585364
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Superseded 06/09/2018
  • Indigenous, Superseded 22/10/2018
Definition:Help on this termAn indicator of whether a person has had an absolute cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment recorded, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Person—absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment recorded indicator

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termBoolean
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Yes
2No

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

CODE 1   Yes

A person has had CVD risk assessment recorded.

CODE 2   No

A person has not had CVD risk assessment recorded.

The formula and colour-coded charts used for CVD risk assessment in Australia have been developed by the National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance (NVDPA) and endorsed by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the National Health and Medical Research Council.

Based on evidence and clinical consensus, it has been suggested that calculation of absolute CVD risk is not necessary for certain population groups who are known to be at increased risk (NVDPA 2012). These groups are:

  • persons with diabetes and >60 years old;
  • persons with diabetes with microalbuminuria (i.e. >20 mcg/min for all persons, or UACR >2.5 mg/mmol for males, >3.5 mg/mmol for females);
  • persons with moderate or severe chronic kidney disease (i.e. persistent proteinuria or eGFR < 45 mL/min/1.73m2);
  • persons with a previous diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia; persons with a systolic blood pressure result of ≥180 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure result of ≥110 mmHg;
  • persons with serum total cholesterol >7.5 mmol/L; or
  • persons aged 75 and over.

People known to be in one of groups should be counted as having had CVD risk assessment recorded.

Details of the formula can be found in: 

National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance 2012. Guidelines for the management of absolute cardiovascular disease risk. Melbourne: National Stroke Foundation. 

Collection methods:Help on this termInput information for CVD risk assessment is collected by general practitioners and other health care providers.
Comments:Help on this term

Absolute CVD risk assessment is the probability, expressed as percentage, that a person may experience a cardiovascular event within a specified period. For example, the 5-year absolute risk of 15% means 'a 15% chance that the individual will experience a cardiovascular event within the next 5 years'. The calculation estimates a person's overall risk of CVD based on multiple risk factors as opposed to the traditional approaches using individual risk factors such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

Assessment of CVD risk based on multiple risk factors is more accurate due to the cumulative effect of CVD risk factors. In view of this additive predictive power, it is reasonable to expect that any prevention or management decisions based on this risk assessment tool should help improve CVD outcomes.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:Help on this term

National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance, 2012. Guidelines for the management of absolute cardiovascular disease risk. Melbourne: National Stroke Foundation. Viewed 26 August 2014. http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/absolute-risk-assessement.pdf

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Person—absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment recorded indicator, yes/no code N
  • Health, Superseded 13/03/2015
  • Indigenous, Superseded 13/03/2015
Has been superseded by Person—absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment result recorded indicator, yes/no code N
  • Health, Standard 06/09/2018
  • Indigenous, Standard 22/10/2018
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Indigenous primary health care DSS 2015-17Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2015

Implementation end date: 30/06/2017


Indigenous primary health care NBEDS 2017–18Health, Superseded 06/09/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 22/10/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation start date: 01/07/2017

Implementation end date: 30/06/2018


Implementation in Indicators:Help on this term
Used as Numerator

Indigenous primary health care: PI21a-Number of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017

Indigenous primary health care: PI21a-Number of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI21a-Number of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 17/10/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 17/10/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI21b-Proportion of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017

Indigenous primary health care: PI21b-Proportion of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI21b-Proportion of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 17/10/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 17/10/2018

Used as Denominator

Indigenous primary health care: PI21b-Proportion of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Indigenous, Superseded 20/01/2017

Indigenous primary health care: PI21b-Proportion of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 27/02/2018

Indigenous primary health care: PI21b-Proportion of regular clients aged 35 to 74 years who have had an absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment with results within specified levels, 2015-2017Health, Superseded 17/10/2018
Indigenous, Superseded 17/10/2018

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