CORONARY (ISCHEMIC) HEART-DISEASE, ATHERO SCLEROSIS, RISK-FACTORS ANDNUTRITION IN MALE POPULATIONS WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF DANGER OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC SITUATION

Results of cross-sectional and follow-up studies of samples of male po pulations aged 35-54 years from 6 different cities were compared with results of morphological studies of coronary arteries (autopsy materia l) of men aged 20-59 years from the same locations. The following vari ables were used for characterization of epidemiological situation: lev els of risk factors, nutritional habits, prevalences of coronary heart and cerebrovascular diseases, mortality and morbidity due to coronary heart disease, According to variables reflecting epidemiological situ ation, populations were divided into 3 groups - with high, intermediat e acid low risk (degree of danger of epidemiological situation). Analy sis of association between estimate of epidemiological situation and s everity of atherosclerotic lesions according to autopsy data showed th at the degree of danger of epidemiological situation determined extent of atherosclerotic changes and prevalence of coronary stenoses.