Tolonen, H;
Koponen, P;
Mindell, JS;
Männistö, S;
Giampaoli, S;
Dias, CM;
Tuovinen, T;
... European Health Examination Survey Pilot Project; + view all
(2014)
Under-estimation of obesity, hypertension and high cholesterol by self-reported data: comparison of self-reported information and objective measures from health examination surveys.
European Journal of Public Health
, 24
(6)
pp. 941-948.
10.1093/eurpub/cku074.
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Abstract
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cause 63% of deaths worldwide. The leading NCD risk factor is raised blood pressure, contributing to 13% of deaths. A large proportion of NCDs are preventable by modifying risk factor levels. Effective prevention programmes and health policy decisions need to be evidence based. Currently, self-reported information in general populations or data from patients receiving healthcare provides the best available information on the prevalence of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, etc. in most countries.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Under-estimation of obesity, hypertension and high cholesterol by self-reported data: comparison of self-reported information and objective measures from health examination surveys |
Location: | England |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1093/eurpub/cku074 |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cku074 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in The European Journal of Public Health following peer review. The version of record, Tolonen, H; Koponen, P; Mindell, JS; Männistö, S; Giampaoli, S; Dias, CM; Tuovinen, T; (2014) Under-estimation of obesity, hypertension and high cholesterol by self-reported data: comparison of self-reported information and objective measures from health examination surveys. European Journal of Public Health, 24 (6) pp. 941-948, is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cku074. |
Keywords: | Adult, Anthropometry, Diabetes Mellitus, Europe, Female, Health Status Indicators, Health Surveys, Humans, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Overweight, Pilot Projects, Prevalence, Risk Factors |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1431974 |
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