A comparison of perceived and objective CVD risk in a general population.
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 79 (12) , 1653-1654
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.79.12.1653
Abstract
This report examines correspondence between perceived and objective (American Heart Association's RISKO) risk of heart attack and stroke in a randomly selected sample from two surveys (n = 4,171) conducted in each of two New England cities, in 1981-82 and 1983-84, respectively. Results confirmed prior reports that people tend to underestimate their CVD (cardiovascular disease) risk and showed that estimates of those at lowest risk were most accurate.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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