Exploration of the relationship between general health-related problems and subclinical coronary artery disease: a cross-sectional study in a general population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore associations between general health-related problems and subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD), determined by CT coronary calcium score (CT-CCS), in a general population.

Design

A cross-sectional design.

Setting

This study was performed in a prospective population-based cohort, examining the health and health-related behaviour of individuals living in the Northern Netherlands.

Participants

The initial cohort comprised 6763 participants ≥45 years of age who underwent CT-scanning. Participants were included for the current analysis if they filled in three validated questionnaires (Symptomatic Checklist-90, Research and Development Survey-36 and Reviving the Early Diagnosis of CardioVascular Diseases questionnaire (RED-CVD)) and did not ha

SUBMITTER: Koopman MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11474743 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature