Publications by authors named "Michela Trojani"
Background: Over the last decades a change in physical activity habits of the Italian population has been observed. The aim of this study was to compare occupational and leisure-time physical activity, to assess the relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors and the variation in cardiovascular risk profile measured 20 years apart in the Italian population.
Methods: In two populations aged 35-69 years (MATISS 1984-1987: 2041 men, 2424 women; OEC 1998-2002: 4214 men, 4206 women) gender-specific levels of occupational (occupational physical activity [OPA]-light, OPA-moderate, OPA-heavy) and leisure-time (leisure-time physical activity [LTPA]-low, LTPA-moderate, LTPA-high) physical activity were compared.
Background: Cardiovascular risk factor research has recently broadened its focus based on new data indicating the benefits of low risk, i.e. favorable levels of all major risk factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this study was to assess the 10-year cardiovascular risk categories using risk chart, recently set up by the National Institute of Health in the population examined by the Cardiovascular Epidemiologic Observatory.
Methods: 3745 men and 3664 women aged 40-69 years were classified into five risk categories (< 5 %; 5-10%; 10-15%; 15-20%; > or = 20%) taking into account age, smoking habit, history of diabetes, systolic blood pressure, serum cholesterol and excluding those already under treatment for hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia or experienced a previous major cardiovascular event (1937 persons: 955 men, 982 women).
Results: Proportion of people estimated at risk in 10 years > or = 20% is minimal in the youngest age range, increases in adulthood, duplicates in smokers and is higher in diabetics.