TY - JOUR T1 - Cardiovascular risk reduction in men: a nine-year cohort study. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 743 LP - 745 VL - 52 IS - 482 AU - David J Tangney AU - Donna B Brown AU - Gavin J Brown AU - Gordon J Prescott Y1 - 2002/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/52/482/743.abstract N2 - Cardiovascular risk scores improved in a cohort of 500 males aged 20 to 50 years over a nine-year period. The major component of the risk improvement was a reduction in smoking habits. A disappointing finding is the increased number of obese subjects and those not participating in regular exercise. Altering these trends must now be a priority for all health professionals. The effects of community-based and primary care health promotion are likely to be synergistic with those of national mass media campaigns. ER -