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  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Coronary heart disease ; Epidemiology ; China ; Japan ; Germany
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary In Asia coronary heart disease mortality is almost 10 fold less frequent than in European countries. These findings attract interest to search for different risk factor patterns. From 1982 to 1985 epidemiologic surveys were carried out in China (n=2047), Japan (n=7580) and Germany (n=6052). Healthy, male subjects, aged 30 to 59 years were enrolled. The prevalence rate of hypertension for the Germans was 20% versus 18% for the Japanese, and 11% for the Chinese. About 69% of Chinese, 55% of Japanese, and 37% of Germans were smokers. About 66% of the Germans were overweight (BMI〉25), 17% of the Japanese, and 11% of the Chinese. The highest risk group with cholesterol levels of 〉300 mg/dl included no Chinese subject, 0.1% of the Japanese, but 5% of the Germans. The lipoprotein profiles among the Japanese and the Chinese collectives typically showed antiatherosclerotic characteristics, whereas most Germans exhibited profiles which support development of atherosclerosis. About 36% of the participants from Germany showed 3 or more risk factors accumulated per person (Japan and China 5%). Multifactorial risk factor reduction for Germany is recommended.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Myocardial infarction ; Coronary heart disease ; Cardiovascular diseases ; China ; Risk factors ; Triglycerides ; Hypertension ; Smoking ; Diet ; Lipoproteins
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Some 2045 male Chinese industrial workers aged 40–59 years living in the city of Wuhan in the People's Republic of China were examined for coronary risk factors in the year 1983. The investigation included a patient history, clinical examination, and ECG and laboratory tests, with special attention to serum lipids. After 5 years, a follow-up investigation of the study group was carried out. The results were compared to the similarly designed German GRIPS project. In comparison to the German population, significantly lower levels for total-, LDL-, and VLDL-cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, triglycerides, uric acid, body mass index, and diastolic blood pressure were found in China. The percentage of smokers, however, was remarkably higher in China than in the Federal Republic of Germany. During the 5 year observation period in the Chinese sample, four subjects suffered from sudden death and four from nonfatal myocardial infarction; in the German study group three times as many fatal myocardial infarction and cases of sudden death and 7.5 times as many nonfatal myocardial infarctions were recorded. Nonfatal coronary heart disease and peripheral vascular disease were also observed less often in China. The incidence of cerebrovascular diseases was 1.5 times higher in China than in Germany. Whereas in Germany, total-, and LDL-cholesterol values were the major distinguishing parameters between infarction and reference groups, in China these values have thus far had no significant influence on the level of risk. Instead in the Chinese incidence group, significantly higher levels for blood pressure, body mass index, uric acid, and the ratio LDL/HDL-cholesterol were found.
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    Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde 145 (1997), S. 911-917 
    ISSN: 1433-0474
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Lipoprotein (a) ; Kindesalter ; Key words Lipoprotein (a) ; Childhood
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Background: Lipoprotein (a) is an important codominantly inherited risk factor for coronary disease but there is little data about its distribution in childhood. Methods: We measured Lipoprotein (a) plasma levels in 111 healthy children. In 37 of these children we also measured Lipoprotein (a) levels of both parents (family study) and obtained a detailed family history with regard to coronary risk factors. Results: The Lipoprotein (a) plasma level (mean and SD) was 16±20 mg/dl (Median 9 mg/dl). 23 children (20%) had elevated levels (≥30 mg/dl). These children also had significantly elevated total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels. Lipoprotein (a) was significantly correlated to total and LDL-cholesterol (p〈0.0001). Lipoprotein (a) levels were independent of age. In the family study, six children had elevated Lipoprotein (a) levels and in each case the Lipoprotein (a) level of one parent was also elevated. Coronary risk factors (hypertension, smoking, overweight as well as increased levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-cholesterol or Lipoprotein (a) respectively) were quit prevalent in the participating parents (only 12% of fathers and 28% of mothers were free of risk factor) but with regard to the lipid parameters also in their children. Conclusion: Lipoprotein (a) plasma levels together with LDL-cholesterol levels are early markers of coronary risk. Population screenings for Lipoprotein (a) and LDL-cholesterol in children could help to identify individuals at increased risk already in childhood and to stabilize their LDL-cholesterol early at lower levels, particularly in those with elevated Lipoprotein (a) concentrations.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Hintergrund:Über die Plasmaspiegel des Lipoprotein (a), einem bedeutenden kodominant vererbten Risikofaktor für koronare- und zerebrovaskuläre Erkrankungen, ist bei Kindern wenig bekannt. Methode: Wir untersuchten die Lipoprotein-(a)-Werte bei 111 gesunden Kindern (Altersverlaufstudie), davon in 37 Fällen auch die der jeweiligen Eltern (Familienstudie) und dokumentierten mit Hilfe eines Fragebogens anamnestisch erfaßbare koronare Risikofaktoren. Ergebnisse: Der Mittelwert der Lipoprotein-(a)-Serumkonzentration in der Altersverlaufstudie betrug 16±20 mg/dl (Medianwert 9 mg/dl). Von den untersuchten Kinder hatten 23 (20%) erhöhte Werte (≥30 mg/dl). Dies ging einher mit signifikant erhöhten Mittelwerten für Gesamt- und Low-Density-Lipoprotein-Cholesterin (LDL-Cholesterin) gegenüber der übrigen Population. Es fand sich eine deutlich positive Korrelation zwischen den Lipoprotein-(a)-Werten und den Serumkonzentrationen von Gesamt- bzw. LDL-Cholesterin (p〈0,0001). Vom Lebensalter waren die Lipoprotein-(a)-Werte hingegen unabhängig. In der Familienstudie wiesen 6 Kinder erhöhte Lipoprotein-(a)-Werte (≥30 mg/dl) auf. Bei jedem fand sich auch bei einem Elternteil eine erhöhte Lipoprotein-(a)-Konzentration. Bei 4 weiteren Elternteilen mit erhöhte Lipoprotein-(a)-Werte lagen die Lipoprotein-(a)-Werte des Kinds jedoch im Normalbereich. Die Prävalenz koronarer Risikofaktoren (familiäre Belastung, Hypertonie, Zigarettenrauchen, Übergewicht, Vermehrung von Cholesterin, Triglyzeriden, LDL-Cholesterin oder Lipoprotein (a) im Serum) war besonders bei den untersuchten Eltern (nur 12% der Väter und 28% der Mütter waren frei von diesbezüglichen koronaren Belastungen), hinsichtlich der Fettstoffwechselparameter aber auch bei deren Kindern auffallend hoch. Schlußfolgerung: Lipoprotein (a) eignet sich zusammen mit LDL-Cholesterin als früher Marker zur Erkennung eines Hochrisikokollektivs. Im Rahmen eines generellen Lipid-Screenings bereits im Kindesalter könnten solche Kinder frühzeitig entdeckt werden mit dem Ziel, ihre LDL-Cholesterinwerte kompensatorisch langfristig auf niedrigem Niveau zu stabilisieren.
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