Here's the source document for how to assess risk of cardiovascular disease: https://t.co/Ro7JUZjTuY
If you can understand the terminology & can do some basic math, you can calculate your actual risk, as opposed to being at the whim of how alarmist your PCP may or may not be.
J-STAGE Articles - Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2017 https://t.co/pxZfvfXGu8