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[Cardiovascular survey of 40-year old persons in Hordaland. A critical evaluation]
1Medisinsk avdeling, Diakonissehjemmets sykehus, Bergen.
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A heart screening in Hordaland revealed high average heart attack risk scores in small towns. Median risk scores are more reliable than averages, especially in small populations, for health promotion strategies.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Public Health
- Biostatistics
Abstract:
The results of a heart screening programme in the county of Hordaland showed a high average heart infarction risk score in the two small municipalities, Fedje and Masfjorden where respectively ten and 24 men were screened. A closer look at the results revealed that in Masfjorden the results were affected by two men having very high heart infarction score. Median infarction risk score is a better measure than average infarction risk score, particularly in small municipalities. It does not seem to be a good policy to use the mass media for a preventive and health promotion strategy on the basis of the average infarction risk score.