Why the study?
Does knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors predict 10-year changes in risk factor levels in healthy young adults?
Population
4,193 healthy persons (55% female, 48% Black; mean age=30 years) from four urban US communities
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
10 years
Authors
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Low CVD risk factor knowledge does not predict most 10-year changes; leaves open whether education improves trajectories in young adults.
Does knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors predict 10-year changes in risk factor levels in healthy young adults?
Knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors is low among young adults and does not independently predict 10-year improvements in risk factor profiles.
Lynch et al. (2006) studied this question.
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