INTERHEART Study

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Hi folks:

Here is the Lancet article on the massive INTERHEART study, not yet

officially published:

http://www.thelancet.com/journal/vol364/iss9437/full/llan.364.9437.ear

ly_online_publication.30676.1

http://snipurl.com/8uy7

And here is (my) quick summary**:

Protection ------------- Factor

---------- ----------------------------------

69% --------- Low ratio ApoB/ApoA1

65% --------- Not smoking

63% --------- Avoidance of psychosocial stress

58% --------- Avoidance of diabetes

48% --------- Avoidance of hypertension

38%* -------- Non-excessive abdomen measurement

30% --------- Eating fruits and vegetables

14% --------- Taking regular exercise

9% --------- Moderate alcohol consumption

* There appear to be conflicting indications for this factor.

** I have converted their odds ratios to protection factors because

I find protection factors more helpful. For example, in the case of

smoking the 2.87 odds ratio of smokers converts to a 65% protection

factor of not smoking ......... (1/2.87 - 1) x 100.

Here is yet another study indicating cholesterol to be the single

most important factor. Of course five of the nine factors appear to

be taken care of directly by CRON.

Rodney.