Assessing the correlation between diabetes mellitus cardiovascular risk factors and coronary disease

Aim Of this study was to investigate if cardiovascular risk factor (smoking, obesity, pathological values of blood lipids, hypertension) are predispositional factors of morbidity of Diabetes Mellitus (D.M.) and if there is a correlation between D.M. and coronary disease. Material-Method We examined a representative sample of greek adults who attended the General Hospital of Goumenissa. A questionnaire containing epidemiologic data, such as smoking habits, pathological values of blood lipids, hypertension, was used. Measurement of the height, waist perimeter, blood glucose and blood lipids (Total Cholesterol, LDL…