Blood cholesterol : a public health perspective

Changes in total cholesterol levels (TC) were studied using data from three epidemiological studies: about 30,000 men and women aged 37-43 were examined between 1974 and 1980 (CB Project), about 80,000 men aged 33-37 between 1981 and 1986 (RIFOH Project) and 42,000 men and women aged 20-59 from 1987 to 1992 (Monitoring Project on CVD Risk Factors). In men a decline in TC of 6.5% was observed between 1974 and 1992. However, the largest decrease took place between 1981 and 1986 in men in a limited age range (33-37 years), and there were indications that this decrease was not generalizable to oth... Mehr ...