OBJECTIVE
To test the hypothesis that xanthelasmata and arcus corneae, individually and combined, predict risk of ischaemic vascular disease and death in the general population.
DESIGN
Prospective population based cohort study.
SETTING
The Copenhagen City Heart Study.
PARTICIPANTS
12,745 people aged 20-93 years free of ischaemic vascular disease at baseline and followed from 1976-8 until ...
