Effect of screening and lifestyle counselling on incidence of ischaemic heart disease in general population: Inter99 randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effect of systematic screening for risk factors for ischaemic heart disease followed by repeated lifestyle counselling on the 10 year development of ischaemic heart disease at a population level.

Design

Randomised controlled community based trial.

Setting

Suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Participants

59,616 people aged 30-60 years randomised with different age and sex randomisation ratios to an intervention group (n = 11,629) and a control group (n = 47,987).

Intervention

The intervention group was invited for screening, risk assessment, and lifestyle counselling up to four times over a five year period. All participants with an unhealthy lifestyle had individually tailored lifestyle counselling at all visits (at baseline and

SUBMITTER: Jorgensen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4049194 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature