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).
Consult the results
The document contains the report of the impacts of screening at an
individual level (awareness of risk conditions, health promotion) and
the report of the estimate of the main health indicators found in the
Campania Region:
Blood pressure
- mean of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, by sex and age
groups
- prevalence of high blood pressure, by sex
- prevalence of high blood pressure and/or drug treatment, by sex
- prevalence of awareness of high blood pressure, by sex
- prevalence of treatment for high blood pressure, by sex.
Lipid structure
- mean of total cholesterolemia, HDL cholesterolemia, triglycerides,
by sex and age group
- prevalence of elevated total cholesterolemia, by sex
- prevalence of elevated total cholesterolemia and/or pharmacological
treatment, by sex
- prevalence of awareness of elevated total cholesterolemia, by sex
- prevalence of treatment for elevated total cholesterolemia, by sex.
Glycemic status
- mean of blood sugar levels, by sex and age groups
- prevalence of high blood sugar/diabetes, by sex
- prevalence of high blood sugar and/or drug treatment, by sex
- prevalence of awareness of high blood sugar/diabetes, by sex
- prevalence of treatment for high blood sugar/diabetes, by sex.
Anthropometry
- mean of body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, by
sex and age groups
- prevalence of normal weight, overweight and obesity, by sex.
Eating habits
- mean of daily salt consumption, by sex and age groups
- mean of daily potassium consumption, by sex and age group
- prevalence of non-excessive salt consumption, by sex
- prevalence of adequate potassium consumption, by sex.
Physical activity
- prevalence of physical inactivity
- mean of number of steps per day, by sex and age group.
Smoking habit
- prevalence of current smokers, by sex
- average number of cigarettes consumed, by sex and age group
- prevalence of type of cigarettes (packaged, electronic, etc.), by
sex.
Cardiovascular risk
- mean of absolute global cardiovascular risk, by sex and age groups
- prevalence of moderate and high cardiovascular risk, by sex.
Also visit the general page dedicated to the “Italian
Health Examination Survey - Progetto CUORE (2023)”.
