OBJECTIVE
To establish baseline data for the CardioVision 2020 program, a collaborative project
in Olmsted County, Minnesota, organized to reduce cardiovascular disease rates by
altering 5 health-related items: (1) eliminating tobacco use and exposure, (2) improving
nutrition, (3) increasing physical activity, (4) lowering serum cholesterollevel,
and (5) controlling blood pressure.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
Data about tobacco use, diet, and physical activity were collected by random digit
dial interview and follow-up questionnaire from a sample of the population. Blood
pressure data were collected from medical records at Mayo Clinic, and serum cholesterol
data were derived from the Mayo Clinic laboratory database. Data were stratified into
6 age groups.
RESULTS
A total of 624 women and 608 men responded to the questionnaire. Population blood
pressure data were available for 1956 women and 1084 men. Population serum cholesterol
data were available for 17,042 women and 12,511 men. Except for women in the 30- to
39-yearold age group, less than 10% of the population sampled met 4 or 5 goals. Conversely,
about 90% of the population met at least 1 goal, and about 80% met 1, 2, or 3 of the
goals.
CONCLUSION
The data from the Olmsted County population indicate considerable opportunity to reduce
this population's burden of cardiovascular disease.
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Supported in part by an unrestricted research grant from McNeil Consumer Health Care. minutes of physical activity on most, if not all days of the week.
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