title: Serum cholesterol and high density lipoprotein cholesterol distributions in patients with acute myocardial infarction and in the general population of Kuopio province, eastern Finland.
abstract: As part of the FINMONICA project, serum total cholesterol (TC) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) concentrations were determined in 1216 AMI patients (937 men, 279 women) aged 35-64 years in the province of Kuopio in eastern Finland during the 5-year period 1983-87. The distributions were compared with the corresponding distributions in a representative sample of the general population of the same area (1026 men, 1021 women). The mean serum TC levels did not differ between the AMI patients and the normal population. Only the prevalence of a very high serum TC level (> 8.0 mmol l-1) among women was significantly higher in the AMI group than in the population sample. On the other hand, in both sexes the age-adjusted mean HDLC was significantly lower in the AMI group than in the population sample. Our findings emphasize the importance of HDLC measurement as a part of the assessment of the lipid risk factor profile in patients with AMI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lehto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palomäki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miettinen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Penttilä
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Salomaa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tuomilehto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jauhiainen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pyörälä
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D002784:Cholesterol