[Evaluation of lipid characteristics and indices in ischemic heart disease]

A combined population study of 7815 male residents of Moscow and Leningrad, aged 40-59, conducted within the USSR-USA collaborative research programme, has made comparative assessments, on the basis of Anderson-Bakhadur intervals, of 13 lipid parameters and indices as predictors and indicators of coronary disease. Indices based on total cholesterol and alpha-cholesterol measurements were found to be of the greatest informative value. Three coefficients are proposed.