Population
6,188 extensively phenotyped Caucasian subjects aged 35 to 75 years living in Lausanne, Switzerland
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
In a population-based sample of 6,188 Caucasian subjects in Lausanne, Switzerland, the prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors was high, including hypertension (36.7%) and dyslipidemia (34.2%).
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to substantial CV risk factor burden in Swiss Caucasians; leaves open genetic analyses using this extensively phenotyped cohort.
Cross-Sectional (n=6,188)
No
The CoLaus study demonstrates a high prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors, particularly in men, in a Caucasian population in Lausanne, Switzerland, providing a resource for epidemiological and genetic research.
Firmann et al. (2008) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular risk factors (n=6,188). In a population-based sample of 6,188 Caucasian subjects in Lausanne, Switzerland, the prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors was high, including hypertension (36.7%) and dyslipidemia (34.2%).