CARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS IN MEN FROM H AUTE-GARONNE, 1985-87 AND 1989-91 - RESULTS FROM THE WHO-MONICA PROJECT

Cardiovascular risk factors were assessed in two population surveys co nducted in 1985-87 and 1989-91, in Haute-Garonne, among 675 and 590 mi ddle-aged men, respectively. Relative to the first survey, the frequen cy of reported diabetes increased (9.7 vs 5.5%, p<0.02), the frequency of hypertension decreased (27.6 vs 21.9%, p<0.001), body mass index i ncreased (26.3 vs 25.6 kg.m(-2), p<0.001), while the lipid levels did not change (total cholesterol : 2.25 vs 2.29 g/l; HDL-cholesterol : 0. 51 +/- 0.13 vs 0.53 +/- 0.14 g/l). Although the frequency of smokers d ecreased slightly (42.0 vs 34.7%, p<0.01), the cigarette consumption a mong smokers did not change (16.0 +/- 13.9 vs 15.7 +/- 12.1 cigarettes /day). These results show that cardiovascular risk factor levels did n ot improve significantly in Haute-Garonne.