Primary Prevention Study: Study on Obesity, Cardiovascular and Psycho-Social Characteristics in the City of Merzig
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Cardiovascular risk factors and psycho-social characteristics will be determined in obese and non-obese patients in the setting of primary medical care.
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Detailed Description
Cardiovascular risk factors and psycho-social characteristics will be determined using a questionnaire in primary care physician offices in the city of Merzig, Germany. We will recruit all people (age>18y) with a body-mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2 plus patients in the two following participating physician offices: Praxisnetz and Merzig. Cardiovascular risk will be assessed using the PROCAM (Munster Heart Study), ESC (European Society of Cardiology) and Framingham risk scores. Psycho-social factors will be recorded according to the methodology of the INTERHEART study.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Age 18 or > 18
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BMI > 30 kg/m2
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Presenting to a participating primary care physician
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age < 18
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Klinik Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes | Homburg | Saarland | Germany | 66421 |
| 2 | Praxisnetz Merzig | Merzig | Saarland | Germany | 66663 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University Hospital, Saarland
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- Assmann G, Cullen P, Schulte H. Simple scoring scheme for calculating the risk of acute coronary events based on the 10-year follow-up of the prospective cardiovascular Münster (PROCAM) study. Circulation. 2002 Jan 22;105(3):310-5. Erratum in: Circulation 2002 Feb 19;105(7):900.
- Rosengren A, Hawken S, Ounpuu S, Sliwa K, Zubaid M, Almahmeed WA, Blackett KN, Sitthi-amorn C, Sato H, Yusuf S; INTERHEART investigators. Association of psychosocial risk factors with risk of acute myocardial infarction in 11119 cases and 13648 controls from 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study. Lancet. 2004 Sep 11-17;364(9438):953-62.
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