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To demonstrate the use of immunochemical faecal occult blood tests for colorectal cancer screening.

The first health survey was conducted in 1960-1961. The following surveys took place in 1970-1971, 1980-1981 and 1991-1992, and the last in 2002-2003. The objectives of the decennial health survey are: - to describe population health: reported morbidity and perceived health; - to provide quantitative data on health care usage and prevention (by volume and value); - to analyse health, health care usage and prevention in relation to sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, profession ...) of individuals and their households.

The initial objectives of the health and eating habits survey were to identify: - The frequency of major diseases or their risk factors that affect the population of Martinique; - The nutritional status of the population and food intake in relation to potential risk factors; - Population habits in terms of food choices and frequency of consumption; - the population's habitual access to food.

Main objective: study of insulin resistance and atherosclerosis, determinants of insulin resistance, its evolution on 9 years and consequences, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and premature death.
Secondary objectives:
1. The evaluation of insulin resistance and its association with cardiovascular diseases
2. Identification of genetic and environmental factors linked to insulin resistance
3. The proposition of a model to identify insulin resistance