Population
62,104 adults aged 20-79 years from a cross-sectional Norwegian population study
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Literal application may classify most adults as needing attention; leaves open whether combined risk assessment efficiently targets interventions.
Literal application of guideline recommendations for combined risk factor assessment classifies 84% of adults as needing clinical attention, challenging the utility of this approach to identify a manageable high-risk group.
Pétursson et al. (2009) studied this question.
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