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The presser used these criteria as predictors for coronary heart disease: TERRIBLE DIETS, HIGH BLOOD SUGAR, OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE, LOW PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, SMOKING and BLOOD PRESSURE. (Forgive the CAPS. I just copied them. I can't type, just hunt & peck.) Now check this linked abstract.

Number of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors and Mortality in Patients With First Myocardial Infarction

Patients We examined the presence and absence of 5 major traditional coronary heart disease risk factors (hypertension, smoking, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and family history of coronary heart disease) and hospital mortality among 542 008 patients with first myocardial infarction and without prior cardiovascular disease.

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The total number of in-hospital deaths for all causes was 50 788. Unadjusted in-hospital mortality rates were 14.9%, 10.9%, 7.9%, 5.3%, 4.2%, and 3.6% for patients with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 risk factors, respectively. After adjusting for age and other clinical factors, there was an inverse association between the number of coronary heart disease risk factors and hospital mortality adjusted odds ratio (1.54; 95% CI, 1.23-1.94) among individuals with 0 vs 5 risk factors. This association was consistent among several age strata and important patient subgroups.

Conclusion Among patients with incident acute myocardial infarction without prior cardiovascular disease, in-hospital mortality was inversely related to the number of coronary heart disease risk factors.

I should try to read the whole article. I wonder if it was presented at the recent convention?