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A comparison of perceived and objective CVD risk in a general population.

Author(s) -

Minoo Niknian,

Sonja M. McKinlay,

William Rakowski,

R A Carleton

Publication year - 1989

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.79.12.1653

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , demography , population , environmental health , sample (material) , gerontology , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , sociology , engineering

This report examines correspondence between perceived and objective (American Heart Association's RISKO) risk of heart attack and stroke in a randomly selected sample from two surveys (n = 4,171) conducted in each of two New England cities, in 1981-82 and 1983-84, respectively. Results confirmed prior reports that people tend to underestimate their CVD (cardiovascular disease) risk and showed that estimates of those at lowest risk were most accurate.

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