Development of main risk factors of ischaemic heart disease in children and adolescents (eight-year prospective study).

Pupils of Moscow schools with normal and elevated arterial pressure were followed up over a period of 8 years. The study confirmed the existence of the "tracking" phenomenon in blood pressure. When identifying groups of children requiring constant medical control, it is necessary to take into account both the initial level of arterial pressure and the body mass, arterial pressure values at repeated measurement, and the family history.

Changes in the incidence of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) risk factors among a male population without IHD aged 40-59 years after eight-year period (from 1975-1977 to 1983-1984).

A comparison is made of two epidemiological studies conducted within an eight-year interval on randomly selected independent samples of male population aged 40-59 years in one of the municipal districts of Moscow. In the years 1975-1977, 3908 men (response rate 77.7%) were examined, in 1983-1984 1662 men (response rate 72.