title: [Cholesterol--a marker for multiple risk factors? A comparison between coronary disease and coronary health].
abstract: Comparison was made in a cross-sectional study between 658 patients in whom coronary arteriography had shown (n = 304) or excluded coronary artery disease (CHD) (n = 354) and a clinically healthy group as controls (n = 1658), to assess possible risk factors. Patients aged 31-40 years with CHD had the highest total cholesterol levels (286 +/- 43 mg/dl) and the highest number of risk factors (3.6 +/- 0.9) compared to patients without CHD of the same age (204 +/- 30 mg/dl; 2.0 +/- 0.5) and healthy controls (216 +/- 45 mg/dl; 1.7 +/- 0.5) (P less than 0.001). In older patients with CHD, total cholesterol levels were lower (age group 61-70 years: 231 +/- 49 mg/dl), reaching about the same level as that of patients without CHD (232 +/- 54 mg/dl) or healthy controls of the same age (228 +/- 55 mg/dl). Furthermore, it was demonstrated that increased total cholesterol concentration can indicate the presence of other risk factors. It would thus appear that the level of total cholesterol in patients with CHD is decisively influenced by age and the presence of other risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Kardiologie, Universität Frankfurt/Main.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Winkelmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Regeniter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siekmeier
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaltenbach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Cholesterin--ein Marker für multiple Risikofaktoren? Ein Vergleich zwischen Koronarkranken und -gesunden.