Comparative assessment of cardiovascular risk in European and Korean ethnic groups in the Russian population using the SCORE and SCORE2

Aim . To carry out a comparative assessment of cardiovascular risk (CVR) in people aged 40-49 years of European and Korean ethnicity with a single residence area using the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) and SCORE2 scales. Material and methods . We examined 397 and 50 apparently healthy individuals of the European (EEG) and Korean (KEG) ethnic groups, respectively, who were evaluated for CVR according to the SCORE and SCORE2 charts. Results . According to the SCORE system, the median CVR in the EEG was 0 [0-0] vs 0 [0-1]% in the KEG (p