Population sample examined: N=211 men and women 

 

Age range: 35-74 years

 

Baseline: 4 February-3 December 2025

 

Collection of biological samples: serum, EDTA plasma, citrated plasma, 24-hour urine

 

Biological samples – blood: N=190

 

Biological samples – urine: N=191

 

Data collected at baseline for people aged 35 to 74:

• face to face general questionnaire (collection of personal information, habits and lifestyles, remote pathological history, ongoing pharmacological therapies, family history, etc.);
• face to face questionnaire for the assessment of health literacy;
• face to face ADL (Activities of Daily Living) questionnaire and the IADL (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living) questionnaire to investigate the ability to carry out basic and instrumental daily activities for personal care;
• self-administration of a questionnaire to collect information on eating habits (EPIC questionnaire);
• measuring blood pressure and heart rate;
• measuring anthropometric measurements (body weight, height, waist and hip circumference);
• venous blood sampling (for the determination of glycaemia total and HDL cholesterol, triglycerides and creatinine);
• 24-hour urine collection (for the determination of sodium, potassium, albuminuria and creatinine);
• measurement of the number of daily steps).

Data collected at baseline for people aged 65 to 74:

• face to face Mini Mental Status questionnaire to evaluate the level of attention and memory;
• the EPESE (Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly) physical performance assessment;
• the measurement of hand strength (hand grip).

Laboratory analyses: determination of glycaemia, total and HDL cholesterolaemia, triglyceridemia, creatininemia from venous blood sampling; urinary excretion of sodium, potassium, albumin and creatinine in 24-hour urine collection.

 

Follow-up data: Not yet available.

 

Local contacts: Dr. Francesco Francini Pesenti, Director of UOC Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Prevention Department, Local Health Authority of Pescara.

Dr. Domenico Mirabile, Director of Prevention Department, Dr. Francesca Mattina, Head of the Nutritional Surveillance and Prevention Unit, and Dr.Teresa Barone, Head of the Laboratory Diagnostics Department, of the Provincial Health Authority of Palermo.

 

Local working group, in alphabetical order:

Teresa Barone; Gabriella Bellone; Viviana Buttolu; Leonarda Carubia; EmmaDi Fiore; Antonella Di Franco; Vincenza Imbergamo; Francesca Mattina; Domenico Mirabile; Maria Angela Rampulla; Francesca Sciortino; Agatino Spinelli; Lorenzo Tobaldo.

 

The laboratory analyzes were carried out at the UOC Laboratory Medicine - Policlinico Tor Vergata in Rome, Director Prof. Sergio Bernardini, contacts Dr. Maria Morello and Dr. Stefano Di Carlo.

The survey was promoted and funded by the European Commission through the Joint action on cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (JACARDI), and in particular it is included in the activities of WP8 – pilot 77 (pilot leader Dr. Chiara Donfrancesco).

 

Also visit the general page dedicated to the “Italian Health Examination Survey - Progetto CUORE (2023)”