Key result
The North Karelia Project was associated with marked reductions in CHD risk factors from 1972-1977, with lesser declines thereafter, though levels remained higher than in southwestern Finland.
Why the study?
Does a community-based coronary heart disease prevention program reduce cardiovascular risk factors in a general population aged 30 to 59 years?
Population
Cross-sectional populations aged 30 to 59 years in North Karelia, an original reference area, and a third…
Comparison
North Karelia Project and national CHD… vs Original reference area and a third area in…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
15 years
Authors
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Supports community CHD prevention efforts; leaves open whether North Karelia intervention drove greater risk-factor declines than national trends.
Cross-Sectional
Yes
Does a community-based coronary heart disease prevention program reduce cardiovascular risk factors in a general population aged 30 to 59 years?
A community-based CHD prevention program in Finland led to marked early reductions in cardiovascular risk factors, though the rate of decline slowed in later years.
Vartiainen et al. (1991) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary heart disease risk factors. North Karelia Project (CHD prevention programme) vs. Reference area and southwestern Finland was evaluated on Changes in CHD risk factors (serum cholesterol, blood pressure, and smoking). The North Karelia Project was associated with marked reductions in CHD risk factors from 1972-1977, with lesser declines thereafter, though levels remained higher than in southwestern Finland.