The dynamics of ischemic heart disease and the risk factors among the male population of Moscow in the 1985 to 1995 period

The trends in prevalence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and risk factors for 1985-1995 have been studied on random representative samples of male population from Moscow. For the decade studied IHD incidence increased, especially in younger males. Changes in IHD risk factors were the following: syst...

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Published in:	Terapevtic̆eskii arhiv Vol. 69; no. 1; p. 12
Main Authors:	Konstantinov, V V, Zhukovskiĭ, G S, Konstantinova, O S, Timofeeva, T N, Kapustina, A V, Olfer'ev, A M, Deev, A D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Russia (Federation) 1997
Subjects:	Adult Age Distribution Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Morbidity - trends Moscow - epidemiology Myocardial Ischemia - epidemiology Prevalence Random Allocation Risk Factors Urban Population - statistics & numerical data Moscow
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Summary:	The trends in prevalence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and risk factors for 1985-1995 have been studied on random representative samples of male population from Moscow. For the decade studied IHD incidence increased, especially in younger males. Changes in IHD risk factors were the following: systolic and diastolic pressures were on the increase. HDLP cholesterol and total cholesterol in the blood lowered, total triglycerides were unchanged, incidence of smoking remained high.
ISSN:	0040-3660