Changes in perceived heart disease risk and health during a community-based heart disease prevention program: the North Karelia project. | Zendy

Thomas E. Kottke | Zendy; Pekka Puska | Zendy; Jukka T. Salonen | Zendy; Jaakko Tuomilehto | Zendy; Aulikki Nissinen | Zendy

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Changes in perceived heart disease risk and health during a community-based heart disease prevention program: the North Karelia project.

Author(s) -

Thomas E. Kottke,

Pekka Puska,

Jukka T. Salonen,

Jaakko Tuomilehto,

Aulikki Nissinen

Publication year - 1984

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.74.12.1404

Subject(s) - medicine , disease , heart disease , environmental health , population , demography , gerontology , sociology

To test whether the cardiovascular disease declines in North Karelia were accompanied by subjective improvements in health, we analyzed responses to two questions about perceived risk of heart disease and health status on independent random population samples surveyed 10 years apart. Age stratified perceived risk of heart disease declined significantly more (p less than .01) and age stratified perceived health status improved significantly more in North Karelia than in the reference area (p less than .005).

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