What does my risk score mean? What does “similarity” refer to?
Your Cardiogram risk score gives you a high-level estimate of how closely your health patterns resemble those of users who have reported having a specific medical condition — like hypertension, diabetes, or sleep apnea.
🧠 How the risk score is calculated
Our AI algorithm analyzes up to 15 health and demographic variables, including:
• Resting heart rate
• Steps and activity
• Heart rate during exercise
• Sleep patterns (if available)
• Age, sex, height, and weight
The algorithm compares your data to patterns from Cardiogram users who have self-reported a diagnosis. If your data is statistically similar, your score may indicate a higher likelihood of that condition — not a diagnosis.
📊 What “similarity” means
“Similarity” refers to how closely your data matches the patterns of users who were diagnosed with a condition. For example:
Users with hypertension may share patterns in resting heart rate, exercise recovery, and physical profile.
If your data looks similar, your hypertension risk score may be higher — but that doesn’t mean you have hypertension.
It’s a statistical correlation, not a clinical evaluation.
🩺 Important reminder
Cardiogram’s risk scores:
• Are not medical diagnoses
• Are not FDA-cleared
• Should be used as one of many tools to monitor your health over time
If you’re concerned about your score, we always recommend discussing it with a healthcare provider.
Still have questions about how your score is calculated? Reach out to us at [email protected]