Vartiainen E, Puska P, Salonen J T
Acta Med Scand. 1982;211(1-2):95-103. doi: 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1982.tb01908.x.
North Karelia Youth Project is a community and school-based intervention study of 13-year-old schoolchildren in Eastern Finland. This paper deals with serum total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and blood pressure levels with some important background variables in the baseline survey in 1978. A total of 966 children were studied. A high mean serum serum cholesterol level (5.1 mmol/l) among both boys and girls was an outstanding finding. The cholesterol level was higher in the rural than urban areas. Different diet can explain this difference. Mean blood pressure was 117/67 mmHg among girls and 117/63 among boys. The high risk factor levels at this age support strongly the idea that the prevention of cardiovascular diseases should be started already in childhood.
北卡累利阿青少年项目是一项针对芬兰东部13岁学童的社区及学校干预研究。本文探讨了1978年基线调查中血清总胆固醇、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇和血压水平以及一些重要的背景变量。共对966名儿童进行了研究。男孩和女孩的平均血清胆固醇水平都很高（5.1毫摩尔/升），这是一个突出的发现。农村地区的胆固醇水平高于城市地区。不同的饮食可以解释这种差异。女孩的平均血压为117/67毫米汞柱，男孩为117/63毫米汞柱。这个年龄段的高风险因素水平有力地支持了应在儿童期就开始预防心血管疾病的观点。
