title: [Cardiovascular screening].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To 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 April 2011 and March 2013, all healthy residents in 6 Local Health Authorities of Regione Veneto 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), glycemia, 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, 60.84%(10,346/17,004) adhered. Subjects without risks factors were 23.95%. Subjects with lifestyle risk factors but normal BP and glycemia were 56.59%, while those with altered values for BP and glycemia were 13.9%. The 5.55% of the respondents was not eligible for the study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results confirmthat 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. Since the results were positive, the the Regional Veneto Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CCMR - Veneto) presented a similar project to the Ministry of Health, involving 12 Italian Regions.
authors.affiliation: Coordinamento regionale per la prevenzione e il controllo delle malattie (CCMR-Veneto). pellizzari_barbara@libero.it.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pellizzari
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siddu
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferro
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colonna
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mantovani
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valsecchi
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marensi
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brusaferro
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cinquetti
mesh_terms: D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003376:Counseling; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood; 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 / Q000458:organization & administration; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D019518:Postprandial Period; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055105:Waist Circumference