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EFFECTS OF INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH SURVEYS ON THE INCIDENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: A RANDOMISED GENERAL POPULATION STUDY

6th International Conference on EPIDEMIOLOGY & PUBLIC HEALTH

Tea Skaaby

Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Denmark

ScientificTracks Abstracts: Epidemiology (Sunnyvale)

DOI: 10.4172/2161-1165-C1-017

Abstract
Statement of the Problem: The effects of health checks on reducing cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in the general population have been questioned. There are few randomized studies with long-term follow-up. We used a cohort randomly selected from a general population as a randomized trial to study the effect of repeated general health checks on the 30-year incidence of ischaemic heart disease (IHD), stroke and all-cause mortality. Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: The study included all persons (n=17 845) aged 30, 40, 50 and 60 years living in 11 municipalities in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. An age- and gender-stratified random sample (n=4789) was invited to up to three health checks, from 1982 to 1994 (intervention group). The remaining 12 994 persons were defined as the control group. Complete follow-up on mortality, emigration and fatal and non-fatal IHD and stroke until 31 December 2012 was obtained by linkage to registries. Findings: There were 3209 and 2190 incident cases of IHD and stroke, respectively, and a total of 6432 deaths during followup (mean = 25.2 years). The hazard ratios (HRs) (95% confidence intervals, CIs) for persons in the intervention group versus persons in the control group were as follows: IHD (HR: 0.99, 95% CI: 0.92, 1.07), stroke (HR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.25) and all-cause mortality (HR: 1.03, 95% CI: 0.98, 1.09). Conclusion & Significance: Repeated general health checks offered to the general population had no beneficial effects on the development of IHD, stroke or all-cause mortality during 30 years of follow-up. An increased incidence of stroke was observed in the group offered health checks.
Biography

Tea Skaaby is an experienced Researcher in epidemiological, population-based preventive medicine. Her scientific focus areas are micronutrient deficiencies and other risk factors for chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease and cancer. The current study is part of a series of studies intended to investigate whether repeated health examinations with screening of various risk factors in an unselected population can prevent long-term incidence of ischemic heart disease, stroke, diabetes and mortality etc.

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