Table 6 Study design and findings of studies evaluating the prevalence of traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors and clinical manifestations of atherothrombosis in Greece
Risk factor or clinical manifestation of atherothrombosis | Data collection period | Study | Age range of participants | Study sample size | Study design | Method used for identifying disease/condition | Prevalence | Awareness | Treated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension | |||||||||
2001-2002 | ATTICA [11] | >18 years | 2,282 | Observational study in province of Attica (random-multistage sampling method) | Arterial blood pressure was measured | 31% | 13.4% | ||
2004 | A Nutrition and Health Survey in Greece [4] | 18-74 years | 5,003 | Nationwide random-digit dialled telephone survey | Self-reported hypertension | 15.5% | |||
1995-2000 | EPIC [8] | 20-86 years | 26,913 | Volunteers | Arterial blood pressure was measured | 44.7% | 24.3% | 20.0% | |
2002-2004 | HYPERTENSHELL [5] | >17 years | 11,540 | Cross-sectional survey with 98 Health Centers across Greece | Arterial blood pressure was measured | 31.1% | 18.7% | 15.9% | |
2004 | Naoussa study [7] | 15-74 years | 1,937 | Workers, technicians and clerks of factories of the city of Naoussa | Arterial blood pressure was measured | 30.5% | 18.6% | 11.8% | |
1999 | Didima study [18] | >18 years | 694 | Cross-sectional survey in the rural population of Didima village | Arterial blood pressure was measured | 28.4% | 17.0% | 15.5% | |
2003-2006 | NHANES | >20 years | 33.3% | 25.8% | 22.6% | ||||
Diabetes Mellitus | |||||||||
2001-2002 | ATTICA [16] | >18 years | 2,282 | Observational study in province of Attica (random-multistage sampling method) | Measured glucose levels | 6.9% | |||
2004 | A Nutrition and Health Survey in Greece [4] | 18-74 years | 5,003 | Nationwide random-digit dialled telephone survey | Self-reported diabetes mellitus | 6% | |||
2002 | MEDICAL EXPRESS 2002 [10] | 20-94 | 2,805 | Cross-sectional population based survey | Self-reported diabetes mellitus | 8.7% | |||
2003-2004 | The MetS-GREECE Multicenter Study [6] | >18 | 9,669 | Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of Greek adults | Measured fasting glucose levels | 10.0% | |||
Hypercholesterolemia | |||||||||
2001-2002 | ATTICA [17] | >18 years | 2,282 | Observational study in province of Attica (random-multistage sampling method) | Measured cholesterol levels | 37.7% | 17% | ||
2004 | A Nutrition and Health Survey in Greece [4] | 18-74 years | 5,003 | Nationwide random-digit dialled telephone survey | Self-reported | 19.1% | |||
2003-2004 | The MetS-GREECE Multicenter Study [23] | >18 | 4,153 | Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of Greek adults | Measured cholesterol and triglycerides levels | 62% | |||
Myocardial infarction | 2002 2006 | Gikas et al. [14] | ≥20 years | 2,805 3,478 | Cross-sectional study in Salamis | Self-reported | 4.1% 4.8% | ||
Coronary Artery Disease | 2003-2004 | The MetS-GREECE Multicenter Study [15] | >18 | 4,153 | Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of Greek adults | Physical examination and personal medical history. | 9.3% | ||
Stroke | 2003-2004 | The MetS-GREECE Multicenter Study [15] | >18 | 4,153 | Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of Greek adults | Physical examination and personal medical history. | 4.1% | ||
Peripheral Artery Disease | 2003-2004 | The MetS-GREECE Multicenter Study [15] | >18 | 4,153 | Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of Greek adults | Physical examination and personal medical history. | 2.3% |