Vikhert A M, Zhdanov V S, Matova E E
Arkh Patol. 1977;39(5):3-11.
Data are presented on the principles of carrying out morphological epidemiological studies on atherosclerosis. The important conditions for such studies are: (1) representative character of the materials to be studied (they must be characteristic of a certain population group), and (2) objective quantitative evaluation of the intensity of atherosclerosis in arteries. When these conditions are fulfilled, it is possible to obtain comparable data for populations of different areas and towns. Some results of epidmiological studies are presented indicating significant differences in the intensity of manifestations of atherosclerosis in people of different countries and some towns of the USSR. Moreover, in different ethnical groups of the population of one town the intensity of atherosclerosis may differ widely )Frunze, Ashkhabad, Yakutsk). The epidemiological studies are very important for the research on the factors of risk of ischemic disease and atherosclerosis.
本文介绍了开展动脉粥样硬化形态学流行病学研究的原则。此类研究的重要条件为：（1）所研究材料具有代表性（必须是某一特定人群的特征），以及（2）对动脉粥样硬化在动脉中的强度进行客观定量评估。当满足这些条件时，就有可能获得不同地区和城镇人群的可比数据。文中给出了一些流行病学研究结果，表明不同国家以及苏联一些城镇的人群中动脉粥样硬化表现强度存在显著差异。此外，在一个城镇的不同种族人群中，动脉粥样硬化的强度可能差异很大（弗鲁恩泽、阿什哈巴德、雅库茨克）。流行病学研究对于缺血性疾病和动脉粥样硬化风险因素的研究非常重要。
