Discriminant Function Analysis for Evaluating the Status of Coronary Heart Disease Risk

We investigated to discriminate those individuals categorized by (1) obesity, (2) hypercholesterolemia, (3) hypertension, (4) low maximal oxygen uptake, (5) an abnormal electrocardiogram reflecting ischemic patterns, and /or (6) real sedentary life, from relatively healthier individuals without coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors. One hundred and six Japanese women, aged 30 to 72 years, all of whom were in the postabsorptive state, were recruited in a series of tests for anthropometric and physiologic profiles both during the resting state and during the submaximal-maximal cycling exercise.