The comparison of cardiovascular risk scores using two methods of substituting missing risk factor data in patient medical records
Abstract
Objective To compare two methods of substituting missing risk factor data; multiple imputation and the use of default National Health Survey values.
Methods We took patient-level data from patients in 70 general practices in Ealing,North West London. We substituted missing risk factor data using the two methods, applied two risk scores (QRISK2 and JBS2) to the data and assessed differences between methods.
Results Using multiple imputation, mean CVD risk scores were similar to those using default national survey values, a simple method of imputation. There were fewer patients designated as high risk (>20%) using multiple imputation, although differences were again small (10.3%compared with 11.7%; 3.0% compared with 3.4% in women). Agreement in high-risk classification between methods was high (Kappa = 0.91 in men; 0.90 in women).
Conclusions A simple method of substituting missing risk factor data can produce reliable estimates of CVD risk scores. Targeted screening for high CVD risk, using pre-existing electronic medical record data, does not require multiple imputation methods in risk estimation.
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PDFDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14236/jhi.v19i4.817
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