[Comparative characteristics of the incidence of ischemic heart disease and its risk factors among men and women aged 20-69 years (epidemiological study)].

The study was undertaken to examine a random representative sample from the nonorganized male and female population from on of the Moscow districts. The survey covered 1238 males and 1241 females; the response-rate was 71% and 74%, respectively. Routine epidemiological tools and consistent criteria for their assessment were applied to the survey of the population. The authors examined the following risk factors: arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoalphacholesterolemia, and cigarette smoking in relation to a particular CHD: acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, etc.