Coronary heart disease risk: the results of population screening by the Central Region Branch of the Portuguese Heart Foundation.

Objective: To assess the ten-year risk of coronary heart disease according to the 1998 Task Force Report.

Material And Methods: 1013 adults, aged between 30 and 79 years, were studied by trained paramedics, using a pre-determined routine technique. Prevalences: occasional capillary glycemia > 126 mg/dl in 11.