| Abstract: | ![]()
25,597 cases of hearit disease admitted t0 3general hospitals in Shanghai in the years 1948-1979, were analysed. This analysis showed a re-markable rise of the relative proportion of is-chemic heart disease (IHD) from 6TO in the firstperiod (1948-1958) t0 2970 in the third period(1972-1979). Among the various factors whichmight be held responsible for this increasedproportion of IHD in the total of hospital ad-missions, our obs.ervat.ions on the recent rise ofthe serum cholesterol levels in healthy Chinese,compa.red with those in the i5.OIS and 60s maybear certa.in relationship to this problem. |
