The Claim

The HeartScore algorithm, based on a fuzzy logic system, estimates 10-year fatal cardiovascular risk in a sample of 96 Turkish adults with high agreement to European guidelines and produces statistically significant differences in risk scores between individuals with and without smoking status (p=0.00036).

Source: Fuzzy logic based risk assessment system giving individualized advice for metabolic syndrome and fatal cardiovascular diseases

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In plain English

A computer algorithm called HeartScore calculates the risk of dying from heart disease over 10 years using factors like smoking status, and its results match European medical guidelines closely. It reliably distinguishes between people who smoke and those who do not, based on statistical analysis of 96 Turkish adults.

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The same fuzzy logic system estimates 10-year fatal cardiovascular risk using the HeartScore algorithm with high agreement to European guidelines, and correctly differentiates risk scores between individuals with and without smoking status, as shown by a statistically significant difference (p=0.00036) in a sample of 96 Turkish adults.

Why this might work

The system takes in data like age, blood pressure, cholesterol, and smoking status, and uses rules based on how these factors interact to calculate how likely someone is to die from heart disease in 10 years.

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What the research says

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  1. Study: Fuzzy logic based risk assessment system giving individualized advice for metabolic syndrome and fatal cardiovascular diseases

    The computer system used in the study can tell how likely someone is to die from heart disease in 10 years, and it correctly showed that smokers have a higher risk than non-smokers — and it did this accurately with data from 96 Turkish people.

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