Coronary risk factors and a 20-year incidence of coronary heart disease and mortality in a Mediterranean industrial population. The Manresa Study, Spain.

The association between coronary risk factors measured at entry and 20-year coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence and mortality was studied in an industrial cohort of 1059 men aged 30 to 59 years and free of CHD in 1968, in Spain. Myocardial infarction and fatal CHD cases were diagnosed according to recognized criteria. Mean serum cholesterol was 223.

[Clinico-radiological correlation of the dorsal spine in a population of workers].

A prospective study of the dorsal spine was done in 337 workers chosen at random, in the aim of determining whether there was a clinical and radiological correlation, and the possible influence of the type and duration of work done on the appearance of the disorders. The series was composed of 265 men (19-63 years old) and 72 women (27-63 years old). Thirty-five per cent of the overall series complained of dorsal pain (53% in the women, 30% in the men).