Differences in risk factors for acute coronary syndromes between men and women

Objective - The aim of this study is to evaluate the presence of risk factors for coronary heart diseases in men and women in our population. Material and methods - 414 patients (335 men, 79 women) admitted to our coronary intensive care unit with the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome were evalua...

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Published in:Acta Cardiologica 2007-06, Vol.62 (3), p.251-255
Main Authors: Kurtulmus, Neslihan, Bos, Serap, Arslan, Senem, Kurt, Tulin, Tukek, Tufan, Ince, Nurhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acute coronary syndromes
Angina Pectoris - epidemiology
Body Mass Index
cardiovascular risk factors
Chi-Square Distribution
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Hypertension - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Smoking - epidemiology
Turkey - epidemiology
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Summary:Objective - The aim of this study is to evaluate the presence of risk factors for coronary heart diseases in men and women in our population. Material and methods - 414 patients (335 men, 79 women) admitted to our coronary intensive care unit with the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome were evaluated for risk factors. Results - 74.7% of women and 84.8% of men were observed to belong to sex-specific risk groups. This finding was statistically significant (P = 0.005). Prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher in women (58.2%) than in men (28.1%) (P = 0.0001). Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in women was (51.9%) and significantly higher than in men (28.1%, P = 0.0001). Smoking was 2.5 times higher in men: 77.0% and 31.6%, respectively (P = 0.0001). Body mass index was high in both groups and in women exceeded that of men (P = 0.0001). Conclusion - The fact that risk factors for acute coronary syndromes were frequently observed in male and female patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes warned us to arrange our health policy towards the priority of the prevention of these risk factors.
ISSN:0001-5385
1784-973X
0001-5385
DOI:10.2143/AC.62.3.2020813