Critical discussion of one year interventionresults
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One year intervention results on 1975 high risk individuals enrolled in the period March, 1973 to September, 1974 are discussed.The CB Heart Project is largely a community project on risk factor modification: its goal and operational aspects are mademention of. Attendance rate (80%) of those invited to be screened and coverage (89%) of the high risk individuals to the mainly hygienicand dietetic intervention procedures can be called satisfactory. Reasons for not making use of control groups and shortcomingsas regards base-line values for serum cholesterol and blood pressure as well as techniques applied to overcome these, aredescribed.
Reduction of weight in the obese was poor, drops in serum cholesterol and smoking were fair, lowering of blood pressure wasfavourable, and changes in ECG look promising but further evaluation is required. After one year of intervention, 54% of the highrisk group had moved either to the borderline risk group (35%) or to the low risk group (19%). The need to gather further information on the 30,000 individuals so far examined in the project is stressed. Analysis of thesedata may serve as a basis for a policy on multiple risk factor prevention of coronary heart disease in The Netherlands.
Reduction of weight in the obese was poor, drops in serum cholesterol and smoking were fair, lowering of blood pressure wasfavourable, and changes in ECG look promising but further evaluation is required. After one year of intervention, 54% of the highrisk group had moved either to the borderline risk group (35%) or to the low risk group (19%). The need to gather further information on the 30,000 individuals so far examined in the project is stressed. Analysis of thesedata may serve as a basis for a policy on multiple risk factor prevention of coronary heart disease in The Netherlands.
TNO Identifier
1000178
Source
Hart bulletin, 8(2), pp. 60-65.
Pages
60-65
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