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In Munchen wurden 1477 (868 Manner und 609 Frauen) Beschaftigte eines Grosindustriebetriebes auf Risikofaktoren koronarer Herzerkrankungen untersucht. Es wurde die Verteilung der ermittelten Risikofaktoren Ubergewicht, Fettstoffwechselstorungen, Diabetes, Zigarettenrauchen Hypertonie, pathologisches Ekg, korperliche Inaktivitat sowie bestimmter somatischer Beschwerden und seelischer Belastungen auf die sozialen Schichten gepruft. Bei beiden Geschlechtern sind Angehorige der oberen Sozialklasse seltener, als es dem Durchschnitt entspricht, mit Gefahrdungsfaktoren behaftet, ausgenommen Zigarettenrauchen bei den Frauen und berufliche Sorgen bei den Mannern. Abgesehen von Hochdruck und Fettstoffwechselstorungen, die bei den Mannern in den Mittelschichten dominieren, und dem Zigarettenrauchen, das bei den Frauen in der obersten Sozialgruppe vorherrscht, haufen sich die Risikofktoren in der untersten Sozialschicht. Unsere Ergebnisse werden diskutiert und mit anderen Studien verglichen.

18 months after a mass examination for coronary heart disease risk factors in employees of a large industrial firm, 75% of the subjects examined at that time were re-interviewed and measurements of blood pressure and weight repeated. Despite an altogether inadequate longterm control of the risk factors detected, a part of the subjects examined had drawn consequences regarding their way of life by reducing weight, changing smoking habits and increasing physical activity, thus proving the effectiveness of information and advice received in a screening investigation. In about 40% of the overweight subjects a reduction in weight and in half of the hypertensives a lowering of blood pressure to values below 160/95 mmHg was noted.

In Munich, 1477 employees (868 males and 609 females) of a large industrial firm were examined with regard to coronary heart disease risk factors. The known risk factors--overweight, disorders of the lipometabolism, diabetes, cigarette smoking, hypertension, pathologic ECG, physical inactivity--as well as certain somatic complaints and mental stress were checked for their distribution within the various social levels. With the exception of cigarette smoking among women and professional worries among men, in both sexes the members of the upper social group are less burdened with danger factors than the average. Aside from high blood pressure and disorders of the lipometabolism, which predominate in males in the middle layers, and cigarette smoking, which prevails among females in the upper social group, the risk factors pile up in the lowest social level. Our results will be discussed and compared with other studies.

1477 employees of a large industrial firm in Munich (868 males and 609 females, aged 40-59) were examined for coronary heart diseases risk factors. Among males, hypercholesterolemia predominates with a distribution of over 40%. Every fifth male has high blood pressure or is a heavy cigarette smoker. The females under 50 years of age clearly show fewer risk factors, but toward 60 years they exceed the males in frequency of some factors. Among women, too, the top risk factor is cholesterol, followed by overweight and high blood pressure. On the average, about 8% of the men and women have a preclinical or manifest diabetes. About every fifth male examined and every seventh female can be considered as especially endangered by the presence of 3 or more risk factors.