title: [Total cholesterol findings in Austria--an overview of epidemiologic studies].
abstract: Hyperlipoproteinaemia is the most important public health risk factor for ischaemic heart disease. This publication gives a review of six Austrian epidemiological studies covering more than 87,000 people in all. The results are not representative for Austria, but give a picture of the epidemiology in Austria. Mean values were calculated age-standardized (age-adjusted when ten-year age groups are registered) to the Austrian population of 1985, for the age group 20 to 79 years. This age range covers 99.77% of the adult male population aged 20 or more, and 95.70% of the women. Mean total cholesterol level for the six studies is 224.2 mg/dl in men and 227.3 mg/dl in women. These results are similar to those of a representative study in the province of Vorarlberg in western Austria (220.0 mg/dl, and 227.4 mg/dl respectively). Variation range is 20.4 mg/dl in men, and 22.5 mg/dl in women; the coefficient of variation is 3.9% in both, men and women.
authors: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Universität Wien.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Schwarz
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kunze
authors: H P
authors: HP
authors: Bischof
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Gabl
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Holzer
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Junker
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: Klein
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Kudlacek
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Schnack
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: Gesamtcholesterinbefunde in Osterreich--ein Uberblick epidemiologischer Studien.