Occupation and education in relation to risk factors of ischaemic heart disease in the male industrial population.

In a sample of 3,757 men aged 40-50 years, all employees of a large industrial plant, the authors studied the prevalence of several risk factors (RF) of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in relationship to profession and education of probands. Blue collar workers were more frequently heavy smokers and regular alcohol consumers than white collars. Compared with other workmen professions a tendency towards a higher risk profile was present in employees doing strenuous manual work.

Incidence and risk of coronary heart disease in an industrial population. A five-year prospective study.

In a large machinery factory a cohort of 3754 men aged between 40 and 50 years have been studied for 5 years. Total and coronary mortality rates have been determined and also the incidence of certain non-fatal states which required hospitalization due to various types of coronary heart disease (CHD), hypertension, brain apoplexy, diabetes mellitus and malignancies. Among the subjects exposed to CHD risk factors (RF), i.

Latent ischaemic heart disease among the male employees of an industrial enterprise.

Among 3758 men aged 40-50 years--employees of an industrial enterprise, 291 cases of suspected myocardial ischaemia (7.7%) were detected by means of resting ECG. Further 311 cases (8.