WHORiskCalculator: WHO Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculator
Implements the 2019 World Health Organization (WHO) cardiovascular
disease (CVD) risk prediction models, as described in Kaptoge et al. (2019)
<doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30318-3>. Provides two validated models for
estimating 10-year risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events
(myocardial infarction and stroke): a laboratory-based model using age, sex,
systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, smoking status, and diabetes
history; and a non-laboratory-based model substituting body mass index (BMI)
for cholesterol and diabetes, suitable for resource-limited settings. Risk
estimates are recalibrated to 21 Global Burden of Disease regions using
region-specific incidence rates and risk factor distributions derived from
the Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration. Functions are fully vectorized for
efficient batch calculations and support automatic country-to-region mapping
via ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country codes.
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