Table 1

IHD prevalence rates by age and sex

MEN
(N = 1266)
 WOMEN
(N = 641)
 TOTAL
(N = 1907)
Age Groups
 N
 %
 N
 %
 %
≤ 44
 37
 0.08
 5
 0.01
 0.05
45–54
 97
 1.02
 23
 0.25
 0.64
55–64
 262
 4.03
 57
 0.83
 2.38
65–74
 355
 8.00
 131
 2.32
 4.82
75–84
 405
 11.57
 273
 5.19
 7.74
> 84
 110
 10.77
 152
 6.60
 7.88
Age (mean ± SD)
 69.2 ± 12.0
 76.0 ± 10.7
 71.5 ± 12.0

Cruz et al. BMC Family Practice 2008 9:60   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-9-60