Table 5

 Rural prevalence rates of probable CHD per 1000 by age group (numbers in parenthesis represent numbers studied in each age band)

AuthorLocationMalesFemales
30–39 years40–49 years50–59 years60–69 years30–39 years40–49 years50–59 years60–69 years
*No fieldwork dates given;†Singh used mid decade cut offs; NS, not studied.
Symptomatic and asymptomatic
1Deewan 197411Haryana, no dates*0 (192)6 (314)34 (269)42 (46)0 (163)11 (184)20 (196)22 (90)
2Jajoo 198823Sevagram, no dates5 (408)14 (353)26 (265)27 (222)30 (365)43 (323)25 (202)31 (159)
3Gupta 199731Rajasthan, no dates20 (495)30 (366)30 (268)60 (282)23 (342)38 (212)87 (127)68 (103)
Asymptomatic
4Wander 199619Rajasthan, no dates5 (213)13 (150)47 (128)53 (94)30 (133)15 (136)56 (125)75 (53)
25–34 years25–44 years45–54 years55–64 years
5†Singh 199718Moradabad, no dates23 (296)17 (178)8 (120)11 (264)12 (165)31 (96)