knowyour4
Infrastructure
health risk calculator
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
7 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 32 critical, out of 63 comments about the project. Thread score -0.34.
Idea: 3 for, 15 againstDesign: 1 for, 9 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clear interface with useful sensitivity analysis
From 2 comments
The sensitivity analysis being displayed automatically is a nice feature, as it immediately shows the effects of changes. That's a clever bit of UI that most similar apps don't…
cdjk on HNSlick. I liked the additional prompts when entering information. The graph animation was slow in my Firefox 33.
spindritf on HN
Objections
Doesn't include family history, alcohol, or triglycerides
From 4 comments
One critical factor missing is immediately family history of early cardiac disease, such as a parent or sibling having a heart attack before age 45
pragone on HNInteresting that family history isn't included. I'd have thought that was a pretty important factor.
dabernathy89 on HNCool, but it doesn't take into account your drinking habits. 1-2 drinks per day reduces the chances of coronary heart disease by up to 40%.
kstenerud on HNTotal cholesterol, really (which goes up with HDL, which has no upper limit)? And no triglycerides?
kolev on HN
Results seem inconsistent, such as graph not matching text or a smoker's risk being too low
From 4 comments
These numbers seem slightly off, or the way they are presented is a bit confusing: "Your lifetime risk of heart disease is 56% as of today. You can reduce that to 38% if you ...…
kbenson on HN> Your risk of heart disease is 25% But the graph shows 26%
markdown on HNThis has got to be off. "I had a 50% lifetime risk of a heart attack. Yikes!" not for nothing, but I entered in my numbers and got 68% and I smoke about a pack of day. If that's…
rip747 on HNCool tool, I like the simplicity. Just a bug, if I scroll back up and update the numbers/recalculate, the text changes but the graph does not.
hammock on HN
Requests
Support SI units such as mmol/L and metric height and weight
From 3 comments
Please add support for SI units (mmol/L) for cholesterol. Some of us live in more enlightened countries...
cperciva on HNcm and kg
intruder on HNMeters and kilos. My blood analysis data is in g/L (but the conversion is easy).
wazoox on HN
Show how to raise HDL and lower blood pressure
From 2 comments
This is really just a spreadsheet still with a graph at the end. Would be more valuable if you actually show the ways to raise your HDL, and how to lower blood pressure, etc.…
ugh123 on HNHow might I increase my HDL (good cholesterol)?
jmulho on HN
Questions
Does BMI or ABSI affect the risk estimate?
From 2 comments
Is there anything like this that uses ABSI or some other BMI alternative?
vqc on HNThis. I am constantly being tagged as overweight and high risk because of my BMI (5'10" and 175-180lbs but I am very active and the weight is from muscle rather than fat).
lost_my_pwd on HN
Alternatives named
QRISK2 and cvriskcalculator.com
From 2 comments
Right now QRISK2 is considered the most accurate when it comes to predicting morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular events. This calculator is great, but missing one important…
HamSession on HNInteresting, but not exactly new. This has been promoted in various ways in the past (http://www.cvriskcalculator.com/ - which is updated with recent BP management data as well)
dr_ on HN
NIH 10-year risk calculator
From 1 comment
It does when calculating your 10-year-risk, but not for lifetime risk. I'd like to add a feature to show you both 10-year and lifetime risks, but for now, the NIH has a…
brandonb on HN