title: [Preventing cardiovascular diseases through a screening modelling applicable to wide population groups: results from the first phase of the project].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  between January 2009 and July 2012, all healthy residents in the Local Health Authority of Este (ULSS 17 Este) aged 45-59 years were invited to join a cardiovascular disease prevention programme.
  
  
  METHODS
  all participants were evaluated through an administered lifestyle questionnaire. Parameters such as blood pressure (BP), glycaemia, 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.
  
  
  RESULTS
  among the invited, 55.5% (3,922/7,071) adhered. Women (58.8%) responded significantly better than men (51.9%) (p <0,01). Subjects without risks factors were 16.7%. Subjects with lifestyle risk factors but normal BP and glycaemia were 49.4%, while those adding altered values for BP and glycaemia were 25.2%. The 8.6% of the respondents were not eligible for the study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the preliminary results suggest that 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.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di prevenzione, Azienda ULSS 17, Este-Monselice (PD) antonio.ferro@ulss17.it.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferro
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cinquetti
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siddu
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trimarchi
authors.forename: Maria Gabriella
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Penon
authors.forename: Pierpaolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pavan
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Camillotto
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rossetto
authors.forename: Valter
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zevrain
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brusaferro
mesh_terms: D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone; D055105:Waist Circumference
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose