The Tromsø Heart Study
ABSTRACT. The mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) in Norway increased rapidly during 1951‐70, the highest mortality rates as well as the most rapid increases being found in Northern Norway. Several surveys of CHD were then planned, one of them is reported here. All men, 20–49 years of age, l...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.0954-6820.1976.tb08204.x 2024-06-09T07:48:33+00:00 The Tromsø Heart Study Methods and Main Results of the Cross‐sectional Study Thelle, Dag S. Førde, Olav H. Try, Kenneth Lehmann, Egil H. 1976 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1976.tb08204.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.0954-6820.1976.tb08204.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1976.tb08204.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Medica Scandinavica volume 200, issue 1-6, page 107-118 ISSN 0001-6101 journal-article 1976 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1976.tb08204.x 2024-05-16T14:22:33Z ABSTRACT. The mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) in Norway increased rapidly during 1951‐70, the highest mortality rates as well as the most rapid increases being found in Northern Norway. Several surveys of CHD were then planned, one of them is reported here. All men, 20–49 years of age, living in the municipality of Tromsø, Troms county, were called up for examination. In total, 6 595 men, 74.4% of those invited, were examined. Cholesterol, triglyceride and Hb values, BP, body weight and height, the percentage of smokers, and cigarette consumption have been tabulated according to area, age, work schedule, health condition, physical activity and ethnic background. The results suggest that the relatively high mortality from CHD in Northern Norway is associated with high serum cholesterol concentrations as well as a relatively high prevalence of smoking. During the screening there were indications of changes in dietary habits in the municipality, presumably as a result of accompanying publicity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway Tromsø Troms Wiley Online Library Norway Tromsø Acta Medica Scandinavica 200 1-6 107 118 |
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ABSTRACT. The mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) in Norway increased rapidly during 1951‐70, the highest mortality rates as well as the most rapid increases being found in Northern Norway. Several surveys of CHD were then planned, one of them is reported here. All men, 20–49 years of age, living in the municipality of Tromsø, Troms county, were called up for examination. In total, 6 595 men, 74.4% of those invited, were examined. Cholesterol, triglyceride and Hb values, BP, body weight and height, the percentage of smokers, and cigarette consumption have been tabulated according to area, age, work schedule, health condition, physical activity and ethnic background. The results suggest that the relatively high mortality from CHD in Northern Norway is associated with high serum cholesterol concentrations as well as a relatively high prevalence of smoking. During the screening there were indications of changes in dietary habits in the municipality, presumably as a result of accompanying publicity. |
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