Why the study?
Are cardiovascular risk behavior estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Survey comparable to those from the Stanford Five-City Project Survey?
Population
3,100 adults aged 25 to 64 from four California communities
Comparison
Behavioral Risk Factor Survey telephone survey vs Stanford Five-City Project Survey physiological…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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BRFS obesity and controlled hypertension data warrant clinical caution; leaves open telephone survey validity for these metrics.
Are cardiovascular risk behavior estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Survey comparable to those from the Stanford Five-City Project Survey?
The Behavioral Risk Factor Survey may have limited utility in accurately assessing certain cardiovascular risk variables, such as BMI and controlled hypertension, highlighting the need for formal validation.
Jackson et al. (1992) studied this question.
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