Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Knowledge of the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is important for its prevention. Methods: and Results: According to the CVD test, 73.5 % of adults were at low risk, 7.8 % were still at low risk, 6.0 % were at increased risk and 12.8 % were at high risk. In contrast, 28.7 % perceived themselves to be at almost no risk, 45.3 % at low risk, 20.4 % at moderate risk and 5.6 % at high risk of CVD. The higher the test-based risk, the lower the proportion of those who perceived themselves as having almost no or only a low risk. Nevertheless, half of the people with an increased to high risk according to the test result perceived themselves to be at almost no or only a low risk. The underestimation of risk was associated with lower education, better mental health and physical activity in both sexes. Conclusions: People who underestimate their risk of CVD despite an unfavourable risk factor profile are a key target group for cardiovascular prevention.
Source: PubMed
DOI: 10.25646/13126
Author: Robert Koch-Institut
Institution: Robert Koch Institute
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4411112515