Chest pain in women: a study of prevalence and mortality follow up in south Wales

Campbell, M. J., Elwood, Peter Creighton, Abbas, S. and Waters, W. E. 1984. Chest pain in women: a study of prevalence and mortality follow up in south Wales. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 38 (1) , pp. 17-20. 10.1136/jech.38.1.17

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Abstract

The London School of Hygiene cardiovascular questionnaire was administered by interviewers in a community survey of 1428 women aged 45-74 living in the Rhondda Fach in south Wales. The results were analysed after a 12 year follow up for mortality. The prevalence of angina was similar to that of a Swiss population, where the method of administration of the questionnaire was similar. The risk of dying associated with angina was some 50% higher than that for women without angina, significant at the 5% level. The risk was greatest for women aged 45-54 when angina accounted for some 15% of deaths in the follow up period. Grade 2 angina was associated with a higher mortality from coronary heart disease, with more than double the risk. The overall risk of dying associated with angina did not appear to decline with time.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing
ISSN:	0143-005x
Last Modified:	10 Jun 2023 01:27
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/72152

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