Balli F, Bertolani P, Amarri S, Bernini G C, Cigarini A, Olivi O, Branchini V, Carbonieri A, Castellana C, Marzullo F
Pediatr Med Chir. 1984 Jul-Aug;6(4):481-96.
The project "Precursors of Atherosclerosis (ATS) in Children" following the protocol of WHO started in Modena in 1981/82. A total of 527 schoolchildren of 6, 9, 12 and 15, living in the area around Modena, Emilia Romagna Region, were examined, sampled from whole schools or classes. Each group exceeds the minimum of 100 children with the exception of the group including subjects of 15. The population sampled is fairly homogeneous. There are no immigrants to the area and the intra-population differences due to social-classes are minimal. The standard of life is very high: the rate of income is one of the highest in Italy and the incidence of ATS manifestations is very high. The children will be reexamined each year for three years at the same season and the study will be over in 1984. A questionnaire with family story has been filled by the parents and the parents were directly examined about: height, blood pressure, cholesterolemia, triglyceridemia, smoking habit. Following the protocol in each child are determined: height, weight, Quetelet's index (kg/m2), skinfold thickness, blood pressure, cholesterolemia, triglyceridemia, sexual maturity and smoking habit. The statistical elaboration methods of data are chosen in cooperation with the "Centro di Calcolo" of the University of Modena, and elaborated with the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) method.
“儿童动脉粥样硬化前期（ATS）”项目于1981/82年在摩德纳按照世界卫生组织的方案启动。对居住在艾米利亚-罗马涅大区摩德纳周边地区的527名6岁、9岁、12岁和15岁的学童进行了检查，这些学童是从整个学校或班级中抽取的。除了包括15岁儿童的组外，每组都超过了100名儿童的最低数量。所抽取的人群相当同质。该地区没有移民，因社会阶层导致的人群内部差异极小。生活水平非常高：收入率是意大利最高的之一，ATS表现的发生率也非常高。这些儿童将在三年中的同一季节每年接受重新检查，该研究将于1984年结束。家长填写了一份有关家族病史的问卷，并直接接受了关于以下方面的检查：身高、血压、胆固醇血症、甘油三酯血症、吸烟习惯。按照方案，对每个儿童测定了：身高、体重、克托莱指数（kg/m2）、皮褶厚度、血压、胆固醇血症、甘油三酯血症、性成熟度和吸烟习惯。数据的统计处理方法是与摩德纳大学的“计算中心”合作选定的，并采用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）方法进行处理。
