[Metabolic factors in school children population associated with adult cardiovascular mortality. Four provinces' study].

Background: Environmental factors in early stages of life may contribute to adult cardiovascular disease. We have examined certain anthropometric and biochemical variables in children aged 6-7 years from four Spanish provinces with high differences in mortality due to ischemic heart disease (IHD).

Patients And Method: We performed a cross-sectional survey of 1,255 children (50.