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    Overview
    Acronym
    HES
    Type of information
    Observational study data
    Description

    The Health Examination Survey 2018-2019 of the CUORE Project is coordinated by the Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-metabolic Diseases and Aging of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità

    The objectives of the survey, addressed to the general adult population (35-74 years), are to:

    1. estimate the distribution of risk factors (arterial blood pressure, heart rate, weight, height, body mass index, waist and hips circumference);
    2. study the distribution of life habits (physical activity, smoking habits, diet, alcohol consumption);
    3. estimate the prevalence of conditions at risk (arterial hypertension, overweight and obesity, smoking habits);
    4. evaluate the temporal trend of risk factors distribution (arterial blood pressure, heart rate, weight, height, body mass index, waist circumference and hips);
    5. evaluate the temporal trend of life habits distribution (physical activity, smoking habits, diet, alcohol consumption);
    6. evaluate the temporal trend of the prevalence of conditions at risk (arterial hypertension, overweight and obesity, smoking habits);
    7. monitor national lifestyles campaigns, in particular estimate the average daily consumption of sodium, potassium and iodine per capita, as a result of the “Guadagnare Salute” program of the Ministry of Health;
    8. evaluate physical performance, attention and memory in the elderly population (65-74 years);
    9. study the degree of health literacy;

    The survey is conducted in several Italian regions, between North, Central and South; in each region, a sample of 200 people is enrolled, stratified by gender and age group, randomly extracted from the general population residing in a selected municipality. For each age group (35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74) and sex, 25 people are drawn.

    Funding

    Public funding (not provided on a regular basis). The survey is promoted and funded by the Ministry of Health - National Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CCM) for activities related to the CCM 2017 project - Central Actions Area - entitled "Monitoring of average daily sodium consumption in the population Italian ".

     

    Free keywords
    health survey
    Risk factors
    lifestyle
    Food consumption
    physical activity
    tobacco
    Risk factors
    Topics
    Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Individual characteristics » Overweight/obesity;
    Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Individual characteristics » Blood pressure;
    Determinants of health » Individual characteristics and behaviours » Individual characteristics » Cholesterol;
    Determinants of health » Socioeconomic and demographic factors » Socioeconomic factors » Education;
    Determinants of health » Socioeconomic and demographic factors » Socioeconomic factors » Employment/occupation;
    Health status » Wellbeing;
    Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases » Cancer;
    Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases » Cardiovascular diseases;
    Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases » Diabetes;
    Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases » Respiratory diseases
    Country(ies):
    GEO coverage
    Nuts 1
    Target Population
    General population
    Age range
    From 35 years to 79 years
    Sex
    Both
    Language(s)
    Italian
    Updating Periodicity
    Irregularly
    Enter your value for Periodicity
    Every 10 years
    Personal Identifier
    Participant number
    Level of aggregation
    Individual
    Terms of data access

    Queryable data system is available at http://www.cuore.iss.it/eng/survey/cuoredata

    Regulations for data sharing

    Data sharing is bound to a scientific request approval

    Linkage possible
    Yes
    Data Owner(s)
    Istituto Superiore di Sanità-ISS
    Contact name
    Luigi Palmieri
    Contact e-mail
    luigi.palmieri@iss.it
    Contact info (address)

    Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-metabolic Diseases and Aging, Istituto Superiore di Sanità-ISS, Via Giano della Bella 34, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Updated on 10 January 2023