The new old epidemic of coronary heart disease
OBJECTIVES: This study quantified the consequences for prevalence of increased survival of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the Netherlands from 1980 to 1993. METHODS: A multistage life table fitted observed mortality and registration rates from the nationwide hospital register. The outcome was prevalence by age, sex, period, and disease state. RESULTS: The prevalence of CHD from 1980 to 1993 was 4.4% (men, aged 25 to 84 years) and 1.4% (women, aged 25 to 84 years). Between 1980-1983 and 1990-1993, the incidence changed little, but age-adjusted prevalence increased by 19% (men) and 59% (women).... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 1999 |
| Schlagwörter: | Adult / Age Distribution / Aged / 80 and over / Coronary Disease/*epidemiology/*mortality / Disease Outbreaks/*statistics & numerical data / Female / Humans / Incidence / Life Tables / Male / Middle aged / Mortality/trends / Netherlands/epidemiology / Population Surveillance / Prevalence / Research Support / Non-U.S. Gov't / Sensitivity and Specificity / Sex Distribution / Survival Analysis / Survival Rate/trends |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26833253 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/9061 |
OBJECTIVES: This study quantified the consequences for prevalence of increased survival of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the Netherlands from 1980 to 1993. METHODS: A multistage life table fitted observed mortality and registration rates from the nationwide hospital register. The outcome was prevalence by age, sex, period, and disease state. RESULTS: The prevalence of CHD from 1980 to 1993 was 4.4% (men, aged 25 to 84 years) and 1.4% (women, aged 25 to 84 years). Between 1980-1983 and 1990-1993, the incidence changed little, but age-adjusted prevalence increased by 19% (men) and 59% (women). CONCLUSIONS: Sharply decreasing mortality but near-constant attack rates of CHD caused distinct increases in prevalence, particularly among the elderly.