New ‘heart percentile’ calculator helps young adults grasp their long-term risk

by Northwestern University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new Northwestern Medicine study introduces a first-of-its-kind online calculator that uses percentiles to help younger adults forecast and understand their risk of a heart event over the next 30 years. With rates of obesity, diabetes and hypertension rising among younger Americans, the study authors […]

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