title: Comparison of cardiovascular risk factor levels in two French populations: Haute-Garonne (Toulouse) and Bas-Rhin (Strasbourg).
abstract: Cardiovascular risk factors were studied from 1985 to 1987 in population samples in two French regions with different ischaemic heart disease mortality rates in Bas-Rhin (Strasbourg MONICA centre) and in Haute-Garonne (Toulouse MONICA centre). These rates were, among men, 109/100,000 in Bas-Rhin, and 72/100,000 in Haute-Garonne. 1,253 and 1,319 men and women aged 35-64 participated in the survey. In each region, identical investigation methodology was used, according to MONICA protocol. The average weight in both sexes was higher in Bas-Rhin than in Haute-Garonne (5 Kg more for men and 6 Kg more for women). After adjustment for age, body mass index and tobacco consumption, arterial systolic blood pressure was higher for men in Bas-Rhin (145 mm Hg) than in Haute-Garonne (133 mm Hg). Similar differences were observed in women. Higher proportions of hypertensive participants of both sexes and in all age groups were registered in Bas-Rhin than in Haute-Garonne. The number of smokers and the amount of tobacco consumption did not differ between the two centres. Mean serum cholesterol was higher in Haute Garonne (5.95 mmol/L for men and 5.88 mmol/L for women) than in Bas-Rhin (5.57 mmol/L for men and 5.51 mmol/L for women). Also high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol values were higher in Haute-Garonne, and can partly explain the regional difference in total cholesterol.
authors.affiliation: Registre Haute-Garonne des cardiopathies ischémiques, INSERM Unité 101-ORSMIP-Toulouse-France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Douste-Blazy
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ruidavets
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arveiler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bingham
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Camaré
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schaffer
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aby
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Richard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D002784:Cholesterol