[Disorders of glucose tolerance and ischemic heart disease].

The incidence of impaired glucose tolerance, the relation of blood glucose levels to the prevalence of risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) and to myocardial infarction morbidity and mortality were studied over 15 years among males aged 45-59 years, excluding patients with diabetes mellitus. The data analysis was made in quintils of glucose levels. Impaired glucose tolerance was detected in 20.