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A 46-year-old Aboriginal man from a remote community with no known cardiovascular disease attends a health check at the local Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service. He is a non-smoker with normal blood pressure and lipid profile. According to current Australian CVD risk guidelines, at what age should he commence formal absolute CVD risk assessment using a calculator?

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