Serum Samples That Have Been Stored Long-Term (>10 Years) Can Be Used as a Suitable Data Source for Developing Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Models in Large Observational Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohorts

Table 4

CV risk reclassification.

CV risk	Before correction for storage decay; (%)	After correction for storage decay; (%)	Reclassified
Low (<10%)	499 (48%)	552 (53%)	+53 (11%)
Intermediate (10–20%)	178 (17%)	164 (16%)	−14 (8%)
High (>20%)	373 (35%)	334 (31%)	−39 (11%)
Total (%)	1050 (100%)	1050 (100%)	+53 (5%)

(i) CV risk, cardiovascular risk.
(ii) Number of patients reclassified according to the SCORE CV risk categories for the 10-year risk of a CV event; (low; <10%, intermediate; 10–20%, and high; >20%) before and after correction for storage decay effect on TC and HDL-c.