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One in five older British women has heart disease.
2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Twenty percent of older British women has cardiovascular disease, including stroke or blocked arteries, which is higher than previously thought, according to a new study. And the high prevalence of risk factors among them is not matched by levels of preventive treatment, shows the research.
The findings are based on 4300 women, randomly selected from 23 towns in England, Wales, and Scotland. The women, aged between 60 and 79, were taking part in the government-funded British Women's Heart and Health Study.
The analyses show that one in five women had been diagnosed with any one of a heart attack, angina, heart failure, stroke or peripheral vascular disease. The prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease was also high: One in two of all women in the study had high blood pressure; 12% smoked; and more than one in four was obese. One in two had a total cholesterol level of 6.5, which is some way above what is considered to be the healthy limit - ideally below 6.0 in the general population and below 5.0 in those with heart disease.
Among the women with heart disease or stroke, 12% were smokers, a third had high blood pressure for which they were not being treated, and one in three was obese. Over 90% had a blood cholesterol above 5.
Yet despite the well-documented evidence that people with heart disease are at greatest risk of further episodes and death, only 4 out of 10 of these women had been prescribed ...
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