Can doctors and patients correctly estimate cardiovascular risk? A cross-sectional study in primary care

• Main Authors: Liew, Su May, Lee, Wai Khew, Khoo, Ee Ming, Ismail, Irmi Zarina, Ambigapathy, Subashini, Omar, Mimi, Suleiman, Siti Zaleha, Saaban, Juwita, Mohd Zaidi, Nur Farhana, Yusoff, Harmy
• Format: Article
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21465/; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017711
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Accurate cardiovascular risk estimations by patients and doctors are important as these affect health behaviour and medical decision making. We aimed to determine if doctors and patients were accurately estimating the absolute cardiovascular risk of patients in primary care. Methods A cross-sectiona...