Ancestry-aligned polygenic scores combined with conventional risk factors improve prediction of cardiometabolic outcomes in African populations

In African populations, CVD and associated cardiometabolic trait prediction models can be improved by incorporating ancestry-aligned PGS and accounting for ancestry. Combining PGS with conventional risk factors further enhances prediction over traditional models based on conventional factors. Incorporating data from target populations can improve the generalisability of international predictive models for CVD and associated traits in African populations.