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Do high serum cholesterol, raised blood pressure, and smoking predict death from coronary heart disease in middle-aged men over 25 years?
Cohort (n=1,520)
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Do high serum cholesterol, raised blood pressure, and smoking predict death from coronary heart disease in middle-aged men over 25 years?
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High levels of cholesterol, blood pressure, and smoking significantly increase the 25-year absolute probability of death from coronary heart disease in middle-aged men.
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Pekkanen et al. (1989) conducted a cohort in coronary heart disease (n=1,520). High serum cholesterol, raised blood pressure, and smoking vs. Low risk factor profile was evaluated on Death from coronary heart disease (HR 2.68, 95% CI 1.62 to 4.42).
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