Cardiovascular screening

To evaluate, through active call, lifestyles of an asymptomatic population in order to identify hyperglycaemic subjects and/or high-blood pressure sufferers to dispatch to their GP to perform suitable checking, and subjects to invite to a cardiovascular disease prevention programme because of their...

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Published inEpidemiologia e prevenzione Vol. 38; no. 6 Suppl 2; p. 73
Main Authors Pellizzari, Barbara, Siddu, Andrea, Ferro, Antonio, Colonna, Manuela, Mantovani, William, Valsecchi, Massimo, Marensi, Lorenzo, Moro, Alessandro, Brusaferro, Silvio, Cinquetti, Sandro
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 01.11.2014
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Asymptomatic Diseases
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
Counseling
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Fasting - blood
Female
Humans
Hyperglycemia - diagnosis
Hyperglycemia - epidemiology
Hypertension - diagnosis
Hypertension - epidemiology
Italy - epidemiology
Life Style
Male
Mass Screening - organization & administration
Middle Aged
Obesity - epidemiology
Postprandial Period
Program Evaluation
Risk Factors
Sedentary Lifestyle
Smoking - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Waist Circumference
Italy
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Summary:To evaluate, through active call, lifestyles of an asymptomatic population in order to identify hyperglycaemic subjects and/or high-blood pressure sufferers to dispatch to their GP to perform suitable checking, and subjects to invite to a cardiovascular disease prevention programme because of their lifestyles. Between April 2011 and March 2013, all healthy residents in 6 Local Health Authorities of Regione Veneto aged 45-59 years were invited to join a cardiovascular disease prevention programme. All participants were evaluated through an administered lifestyle questionnaire. Parameters such as blood pressure (BP), glycemia, waist circumference and body mass index were collected and recorded. Participants also received counseling, informational materials on lifestyle and were invited to individual or group health promotion initiatives in relation to personal risk factors. Among the invited, 60.84%(10,346/17,004) adhered. Subjects without risks factors were 23.95%. Subjects with lifestyle risk factors but normal BP and glycemia were 56.59%, while those with altered values for BP and glycemia were 13.9%. The 5.55% of the respondents was not eligible for the study. The results confirmthat a preventive programme based on the citizens active call by the Department of prevention could be an effective tool to identify asymptomatic individuals with unknown hypertension and/or hyperglycaemia and to offer lifestyle interventions to lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Since the results were positive, the the Regional Veneto Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CCMR - Veneto) presented a similar project to the Ministry of Health, involving 12 Italian Regions.
ISSN:1120-9763