title: [The role of selected risk factors in three chronic degenerative conditions].
abstract: The aim of this study was to verify the possible effects that several of the most common endogenous and exogenous risk factors may have on the development of essential hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and type I diabetes. The study was performed on a national sample of the population aged 16-65 years. The study population was classified on the basis of health status, main life habits and family history. The relative risk of various exposures in healthy and ill subjects was evaluated as well as the population inference for the probability of developing disease. Though the proportion of ill subjects, especially diabetics, was low, the evaluated risk factors play an important role in most cases of chronic morbidity in patients over 40 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia Università La Sapienza--Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosa Anna
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Perricone
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Angelico
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies