Plasma fibrinogen and its association to other risk factors for cardiovascular disease was investigated in a random sample of 691 men and 739 women, aged 25 to 64 years, participating in the Göteborg MONICA survey. In both genders univariate analyses revealed significantly positive correlations between plasma fibrinogen and age, body mass index (BMI), waist/hip ratio (WHR), systolic blood pressure, serum cholesterol and triglycerides and a negative correlation to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol; however, the degree of relationship varied between men and women. Smoking was significantly correlated to fibrinogen (P
