MediumIndigenous HealthCardiovascular risk assessment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoplesau-racgpau-amc
A 40-year-old Aboriginal man with no known cardiovascular disease attends a remote Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service for a health check. He is a non-smoker with well-controlled type 2 diabetes diagnosed at age 35. Blood pressure is 130/80 mmHg, total cholesterol 4.5 mmol/L and HDL cholesterol 1.0 mmol/L. According to current Australian cardiovascular disease risk assessment guidelines, when should his absolute cardiovascular risk first have been formally assessed using an Australian CVD risk calculator?