URINARY CHROMIUM EXCRETION AND ATHEROSCLEROTIC MANIFESTATIONS IN 2 FINNISH MALE POPULATIONS

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 9  (2) , 79-83
Abstract
The urinary excretion of Cr was studied for relationships to atherosclerotic diseases in 2 rural Finnish male populations, aged 55-74; one from eastern Finland, the other from the southwestern part of the country. A 10 yr follow-up had shown a particularly high mortality from coronary heart disease in the eastern area where the concentrations of Cr in the drinking water were lower than in the western area. The 24 h urinary excretions of Cr of the 2 populations were markedly low (east, mean .+-. SEM, 3.60 .+-. 0.15 .mu.g; west, 3.74 .+-. 0.13 .mu.g), suggesting a suboptimal Cr intake in both populations. No consistent differences were found in urinary Cr excretions between groups with atherosclerotic diseases and reference groups. The role of low Cr intake in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis deserves further study.

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