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* National and regional differences in CVD and CHD morbidity *
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The 2003 Health Surveys for England and Scotland collected data on cardiovascular conditions in representative surveys of the general population.  Part of the data collected by the Health Surveys relates to doctor diagnosed illness.

 

Among men in England 14% report having some form of CVD confirmed by a doctor, 6% report CHD and 8% report a diagnosis of CHD or stroke. For women, 13% report CVD, 4% report CHD and 6% report CHD or stroke. Overall we estimate that, in England, 2.8 million men and 2.8 million women have had a diagnosis of CVD, 1.3 million men and 900,000 women have had a diagnosis of CHD and 1.6 million men and 1.3 million women have had a diagnosis of either CHD or stroke.

 

In Scotland 15% of men report a diagnosis of any CVD, 8% report a diagnosis of CHD and 10% a diagnosis of CHD or stroke. For women, 15% report CVD, 7% report CHD and 8% report CHD or stroke. Overall we estimate that, in Scotland, 300,000 men and 320,000 women have had a diagnosis of any CVD, 170,000 men and 140,000 women have had a diagnosis of CHD and 200,000 men and 180,000 women have had a diagnosis of CHD or stroke.

 

There is some geographic variation in prevalence rates of CVD reported by the Health Survey for England 2003; one in five men in Yorkshire and the Humber (20%) and the West Midlands (19%) report ever having some form of CVD diagnosed compared to 15% of men in the South West and 16% in London and the East of England. The prevalence of CHD in men is nearly twice as high in Yorkshire and the Humber (12%) than in the South West (7%) and East (7%) of England.  For women, CVD prevalence rates range from 14% in London to 20% in the West Midlands. CHD varies more dramatically; only 4% of women in the South West and East of England report a doctor diagnosis of CHD compared with 10% of women in the North East.

 

The Quality and Outcome Framework reports the number of patients suffering from particular conditions as registered by General Practitioners. These prevalence rates should be interpreted with caution as they do not include any adjustment for the age or gender profile of the relevant population. These data suggest that more than 2.2 million adults in England, Scotland and Wales are living with coronary heart disease, over 900,000 are living with stroke, almost 7 million people are living with hypertension and more than 2 million are living with diabetes.

 

Coronary heart disease prevalence in 2004/05 was 3.6% in England, 4.6% in Scotland and 4.3% in Wales. In England the prevalence of CHD ranged from 2.2% (North Central London) to 5.0% (County Durham and Tees Valley) and tended to be higher in the North of the country. Prevalence rates tended to be higher in Scotland, ranging from 4.0% (Orkney; Lothian) to 8.4% (Shetland). Similar geographical patterns were seen for stroke.

 
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* Prevalence of CVD, CHD, and CHD or stroke by Government Office Region, 2003, England, and Scotland (Table)
Source: Health Survey for England 2003 (2004); Scottish Health Survey 2003 (2005).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Prevalence of CVD, CHD, and CHD or stroke by Government Office Region, 2003, England, and Scotland (Table)
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