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Laccetti, Roberta, Pota, Andrea, Stranges, Saverio, Falconi, Claudio, Memoli, Bruno, Bardaro, Leopoldo and Guida, Bruna (2013) Evidence on the prevalence and geographic distribution of major cardiovascular risk factors in Italy. Public Health Nutrition, Volume 16 (Number 2). pp. 305-315. doi:10.1017/S1368980012002716 ISSN 1368-9800.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980012002716
Abstract
Objective: To assess the prevalence and geographic distribution of major cardiovascular risk factors in a large community-wide sample of the Italian population.
Design: A cross-sectional survey. Standardized methods were used to collect and measure cardiovascular risk factors. Data were adjusted for survey weightings. Qualitative and quantitative variables were compared with parametric and non-parametric tests, as appropriate.
Setting: Towns (n 193) across different Italian regions.
Subjects: Unselected adults (n 24 213; 12 626 men; 11 587 women) aged 18–98 years (mean age 56·9 (sd 15·3) years), who volunteered to participate in a community-wide screening programme over a 2 d period in 2007.
Results: Overall, the prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors was: obesity, 22·7 % (women 18·9 %, men 26·1 %); overweight, 44·7 % (women 31·6 %, men 56·7 %); hypertension, 59·6 % (women 48·3 %, men 70·0 %); dyslipidaemia, 59·1 % (women 57·7 %, men 60·3 %); diabetes, 15·3 % (women 11·2 %, men 19·0 %) and smoking, 19·8 % (women 14·0 %, men 25·2 %). We found a high prevalence of unhealthy eating habits; fruit and vegetable consumption was below the recommended range in 60 % of the study population. Ninety per cent of the study population had more than one cardiovascular risk factor and 84 % had between two and five cardiovascular risk factors. There were differences among Italian macro-areas mainly for obesity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes.
Conclusions: The study provides alarming evidence on current prevalence data for major cardiovascular risk factors in a large sample of the Italian population. Particularly, obesity and hypertension represent a relevant public health problem. There is a pressing need for effective preventive health measures which must also take into account the differences among Italian macro-areas.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Italy, Obesity -- Italy, Hypertension -- Italy, Nutrition -- Italy | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Public Health Nutrition | ||||
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||
ISSN: | 1368-9800 | ||||
Official Date: | February 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 16 | ||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 305-315 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1017/S1368980012002716 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 25 December 2015 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 25 December 2015 | ||||
Funder: | Federfarma [Federazione nazionale unitaria titolari di farmacia] (Italy), Takeda Italia Farmaceutici (Italy), Multicare, Federfarmaco (Italy), Pacini editore (Italy), Italy. Ministero della salute |
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