Update and validation of the lifetime cardiovascular risk in Spain: IBERLIFERISK2.

Introduction: The function to estimate lifetime cardiovascular risk -IBERLIFERISK- in Spanish working population, obtained a satisfactory discrimination; however, there was a slight overestimation of the risk in men and an underestimation of the risk in women.

Objective: To recalibrate the current lifetime risk equation after extending the follow-up by 3 years.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study.