Abstract P057: Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer Incidences Associated With Cardiovascular Risk Profile: Results from MATISS Italian Cohort

Background: Individuals with low levels of cardiovascular risk factors experience low incidence of subsequent cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The aims of this study were to assess cancer incidence in people with favorable (low) CVD risk profile and its association with educational level (EL). Methods: The MATISS longitudinal cohort comprised 3609 men and 4146 women aged 20-70 years, free of CVD and cancer at baseline with validated non-fatal and fatal CVD and cancer events during a median 17.7 years of follow-up. People at baseline were classified as ‘low risk’ with total cholesterol =240mg/dl or blood pressure u003e=140/90 mmHg or BMI u003e=30.0 kg/m2 or hypertension treatment, diabetes, smoking). EL was classified as low (LEL=elementary school) and middle-high (MHEL=middle/high school/university). Results: 724 cancer and 571 CVD events occurred; 22....