HEART AND ARTERIAL-DISEASE RISK-FACTORS MEASURED IN AN OFFICE WORKFORCE - CHANGES FROM 1993 TO 1996

Screening for cardiovascular risk factor prevalence was arranged in an office workforce in Scotland with two screenings taking place three y ears apart, in order to measure and attempt to modify individual risk factor profiles, and in order to explore the nature and extent of any changes. There were some increases over time for both sexes, with incr eased tobacco usage for men, significant increases in diastolic blood pressure for both sexes and a significant increase in mean cholesterol levels for women. A separate analysis was restricted to those individ uals screened on both occasions and sought to explore the effect of pe rsonal counselling and advice: in fact there were significant increase s in tobacco usage for women, with more starting smoking than stopping , and for both sexes there were significant rises in cholesterol level s and increases in body mass index for many individuals. There was sig nificantly increased use of wine and spirits by both sexes.