The effectiveness of screening for major cardiovascular risk factors in the population of small towns in Poland

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dc.contributor.authorRutkowski, Marcin
dc.contributor.authorWierucki, Łukasz
dc.contributor.authorWojciechowska, Agata
dc.contributor.authorZdrojewski, Tomasz
dc.contributor.organizationDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Education, Medical University of Gdańsk, Polanden
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-08T11:37:40Z
dc.date.available2022-07-08T11:37:40Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-08
dc.description.abstractBackground: Screening represents an important tool to improve detection of cardiovascular risk factors. Uniform standards for screening programs and for evaluation of their effectiveness are still lacking. Material and methods: The results of the Polish 400 Cities Project (P400CP) were analyzed by age and gender, and with regard to the prevalence and awareness of cardiovascular risk factors. The P400CP population were volunteers reporting for screening tests in small towns, and a representative sample was used as control. Results: Mean age in the screening group was 10 years more than in the representative sample. Two thirds of participants were women. First-time diagnosis rates for elevated arterial blood pressure, hyperglycemia and hypercholesterolemia in the screening were 28%, 15% and 51%, respectively. Almost 40% of participants reported previously diagnosed hypertension (vs. 25% of the control sample), 7% vs 4% reported diabetes and 16% vs 9% - hypercholesterolemia. Smokers represented 16.5% of participants (36% of the control sample). Conclusions: “Open” screening programs fail in targeting young adults, especially males, and people reporting for screening are often already diagnosed with arterial hypertension and/or diabetes. Despite these limitations, “open” screening is effective in detecting undiagnosed cases of hypercholesterolemia. Non-smokers report for screening tests more often.en
dc.identifier.citationRutkowski M, Wierucki Ł, Wojciechowska A, Zdrojewski T. The effectiveness of screening for major cardiovascular risk factors in the population of small towns in Poland. Eur J Transl Clin Med. 2021;4(1):57-64. DOI: 10.31373/ejtcm/133107en
dc.identifier.doi10.31373/ejtcm/133107
dc.identifier.issn2657-3156
dc.identifier.urihttps://open.icm.edu.pl/handle/123456789/21426
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMedical University of Gdańsken
dc.rightsUznanie autorstwa-Na tych samych warunkach 4.0 Międzynarodowe*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/*
dc.subjectcardiovascular diseasesen
dc.subjectrisk factorsen
dc.subjectscreeningen
dc.titleThe effectiveness of screening for major cardiovascular risk factors in the population of small towns in Polanden
dc.typearticleen
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