OBJECTIVE To describe the level of knowledge regarding risk factors and warning signs for stroke and heart attack among White and African American adults in Michigan and to quantify racial disparities. METHODS Knowledge of stroke and heart attack risk factors and warning signs was assessed by using data from the 2004 Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey. Prevalence estimates of knowledge we...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relation between reported physical activity and the risk of heart attacks in middle aged British men. DESIGN Prospective study of middle-aged men followed for a period of eight years (The British Regional Heart Study). SETTING One general practice in each of 24 British towns. PARTICIPANTS 7735 men aged 40-59 years at initial examination. END POINT Heart attacks (...