R package “QRISK3”: an unofficial research purposed implementation of ClinRisk’s QRISK3 algorithm into R

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of death for decades. Risk prediction models are used to identify high risk patients; the most common model used in the UK is ClinRisk’s QRISK3. In this paper we describe the implementation of the QRISK3 algorithm into an R package. The package was successfully validated by the open sourced QRISK3 algorithm and QRISK3 SAS program. We provide detailed examples of the use of the package, including assigning QRISK3 scores for a large cohort of patients. This R package could help the research community to improve future risk prediction models based on a currently used risk prediction model. The package is available from CRAN: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/QRISK3/index.html .