[Serum lipid disturbances, obesity and diabetes among 40-year-old inhabitants of the city and the province of Poznan with arterial hypertension and coronary heart disease in the context of the negative elements of health behaviour].

A study, aimed at arterial hypertension and coronary heart disease (CHD) prevalence and identification of risk factors concerning cardiovascular diseases among the population of 40-year-old inhabitants of the City and the Province of Poznan, born 1959 (1037 subjects) in the context of selected elements of life-style, was conducted in the Department of Public Health of Poznan University of Medical Sciences, between 1999-2001. A structured questionnaire was developed specifically for this study comprising the basic socio-demographical data, and also the standard, subjective and objective, medical examination, and the results of selected laboratory tests.