Authors examined the distributions of the risk factors for the coronary heart disease in the 422 male(69.9%) and 182 female (30.1%) visitors to the health examination center of a university hospital located in Taegu March to August 1991. Mean age
of
males was 43.3(standard deviation, SD 10.3) and that of females was 44.4(SD 10.8). Total cholesterol(TC). triglyceride(TC), high-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL), systolic blood pressure, Quetelet index, and Type A
Behavior Pattern, and some of life habit variables(alcohol intake, smoking, regular exercise milk and coffee intake and sleeping) were statistically significant in age groups of the males(P<0.05). In the females. TC, TG and LDL, systolic and
diastolic
pressure, Quetelet index, coffee intake and sleeping were statistically significant in age groups (P<0.05). Mean of total cholesterol was 181.7mg/dl(SD, 32.2) in males and that of females was 182.5mg/dl(SD 42.2). Most of the risk factors levels
were
lower than the Euro-Americans', while smokers were high with 61.8%, especially 72.9% in 20-29 age group and 75.2% in 30-39 age group in males. In females, smokers were just 6.0%. Hypertensives defined by more than 90mmHg diastolic pressure were
24.7% in
females, particularly 53.1% in 50-59 age group, but size of the strata was rather small(N=49). In the light of the report that coronary heart disease is uncommon irrespective of population levels of smoking and hypertension. where average total
blood
cholesterol level in a population is low(<200mg/dl), it is not likely that the absolute increase of the number of the coronary heart disease will increase markedly in the near future. But cautions should be exercised in interpreting the results
of
this
study due to the lack of representativeness and volunteerism.
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