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[Indicators of coronary risks--attitude, knowledge and behavior. An interview study among 917 men and women aged
A M Herskind1, E C Christensen, M R Nielsen
1Odense Universitet, Institut for Sygdomsforebyggelse og Helsetjenesteforskning.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to clarify whether there was any agreement between knowledge about coronary risk factors, attitudes to individual prevention of coronary heart disease and preventive health behaviour. In particular the differences between males and females were examined. A total of 749 persons ranging in age between 25 and 44 (that is 82% of a random group of 917 persons) were interviewed in this cross sectional study. Physical inactivity, smoking and fat consumption were used as behaviour related risk factors. Generally, young adult Danes had a poor knowledge and poor health behaviour related to coronary heart disease in spite of their positive attitudes towards prevention. The study indicated that neither attitudes nor knowledge were correlated to preventive health behaviour. Women had better health behaviour patterns than men despite the same amount of knowledge and attitudes. In the above mentioned connexions, men showed positive correlation while no correlation existed for women.