Prevention & lipidsCohort study
Pop-Up Cardiovascular Screening Within Community Pharmacies and an International Sporting Event
- Prospective observational study
- participant-operated health station
- 311 community pharmacies and a stadium
Authors' conclusion
Uncontrolled cardiovascular risk factors were prevalent during opportunistic pop-up community screening, with higher rates observed at the sporting event, rural pharmacies, and during weekday and daytime screening.
Study context
- Population
- Community members screened opportunistically for CV risk at pop-up health stations over 7 weeks
- Participants
- 76,085 members
- Exposure
- Screening at sporting event vs community pharmacies
- Sporting eventn = 7,740
- Pharmaciesn = 68,345reference
- Outcome
- Prevalence of an uncontrolled CV risk factor (elevated BP, elevated BMI or active smoking)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Uncontrolled CV risk factor
Participants meeting the primary outcome
52,453 (68.9%)
Elevated BP readings
37.2%
Elevated BMI
60.5%
Smokers
12.1%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Uncontrolled CV risk factors among pharmacy participants, by location and timing (subgroup)
- Increased rates in rural pharmacy locations and during weekday and daytime screening
Original publication
Pop-Up Cardiovascular Screening Within Community Pharmacies and an International Sporting Event. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 15 August 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2025.07.020
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it