Objectives: To measure the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among militaries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to assess their Framingham CVD risk.
Methods: A nationwide survey included 10,500 active military personnel selected by multistage stratified random sampling representing various ranks in the army forces of 5 regions. The study used the World Health Organization STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS) in the design of data collection tool.