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Prevalence of myocardial infarction |
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Different studies give different estimates for the prevalence of a previous heart attack (Tables 2.4 and 2.5). The most recent Health Survey for England suggests that 4% of men and 0.5% of women have had a heart attack.
From the combined age-specific prevalence rates we estimate that there are about 673,000 men aged between 35 and 75 living in the UK who have had a heart attack and about 178,000 women giving a total of about 851,000.
We estimate that for all people older than 35 there are about 970,000 men living in the UK who have had a heart attack and about 439,000 women giving a total of more than 1.4 million.
Prevalence of heart attack increases with age and is higher in men than in women. |
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Prevalence of myocardial infarction, adults aged between 55 and 74, latest available year, UK studies compared (Table)
Sources: Health Survey for England 2006 (2008); Scottish Executive 2003 (2005); ASSIST trial, personal communication; Morbidity Statistics in General Practice (1995); British Regional Heart Study, personal communication. |
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Percentage who have experienced cardiovascular conditions (ever and recently), by sex and age, 2006, England (Table)
Source: Health Survey for England 2006 (2008). |
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| Page last updated : 18th August 2008 |
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