The CardioVision 2020 baseline community report card

Objective: To establish baseline data for the CardioVision 2020 program, a collaborative project in Olmsted County, Minnesota, organized to reduce car diovascular disease rates by altering 5 health-related items: (1) eliminati ng tobacco use and exposure, (2) improving nutrition, (3) increasing physic al activity, (4) lowering serum cholesterol level, and (5) controlling bloo d pressure. Subjects and Methods: Data about tobacco use, diet, and physical activity w ere collected by random digit dial interview and follow-up questionnaire fr om a sample of the population. Blood pressure data were collected from medi cal records at Mayo Clinic, and serum cholesterol data were derived from th e Mayo Clinic laboratory database. Data were stratified into 6 age groups. Results: A total of 624 women and 608 men responded to the questionnaire, P opulation blood pressure data were available for 1956 women and 1084 men. P opulation serum cholesterol data were available for 17,042 women and 12,511 men. Except for women in the 30- to 39-year-old age group, less than 10% o f the population sampled met 4 or 5 goals. Conversely, about 90% of the pop ulation met at least 1 goal, and about 80% met 1, 2, or 3 of the goals. Conclusion: The data from the Olmsted County population indicate considerab le opportunity to reduce this population's burden of cardiovascular disease .