[Risk factors in ischemic heart disease (arterial hypertension and hypercholesterolemia) and population age].

Comparative data of a 40% randomized screening of the male population in Moscow aged 50-59 (2000 males), a 5% randomized sample (392 males) aged 40-49, as well as 1631 males aged 40-49, subjected to prophylactic examinations are presented. The changes of the analyzed risk factors proved to be more pronounced in subjects aged 50-59, while significance of individual risk factors as regards the prevalence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) decreases with age. The subjects undergoing prophylactic examination represent a more risk population group in respect to the prevalence of IHD risk factors as compared with the randomized sample.