01663nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001900089653001600108653001000124653001600134653002100150653002400171653001100195653001100206653001200217653000900229653001600238653001200254100002000266700002300286700002000309700002000329245006900349300001000418490000700428520086400435022001401299       1980                            d  c1980 Feb10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aBlood Pressure10aBody Weight10aChild10aCholesterol10aCoronary Disease10aElectrocardiography10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSmoking1 aMoulopoulos S D1 aDiamantopoulos E J1 aAdamopoulos P N1 aAnthopoulos L P00aEpidemiology of coronary artery disease among Hansen's patients.  a82-900 v313 a<p>The prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and its risk factors were studied in 475 Hansen's patients (HP's) by a special questionnaire, physical examination, electrocardiogram at rest and after exercise, and biochemical and hematologic investigations. It was found that the prevalence of CHD (Minnesota codes 1-1 to 1-3 and 4-1) was 10.92%, which is higher than that found in epidemiologic studies of nonHansen's populations. The only CHD risk factors detected were age, obesity, and hypertension. There was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of CHD between HP's living confined in the institution and those living in their homes. Factors enhancing the development of CHD in this group may include hypertension and obesity as well as psychological factors, which particularly common in these patients, and of course old age.</p>  a0003-3197