Table 4

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

AuthorLocationMalesFemales
20–29 years30–39 years40–49 years50–59 years20–29 years30–39 years40–49 years50–59 years
*Studies 2 and 3 represent the same population (not same individuals) re-investigated some years apart;†asymptomatic studies used mid decade cut offs, that is 25–64 years; NS, not studied.
Symptomatic and asymptomatic
1Gupta 197522Haryana, no datesNS4 (241)36 (252)84 (215)NS0 (176)2 (176)46 (153)
2*Gupta 199513Rajasthan, no dates23 (526)32 (379)27 (183)57 (211)52 (136)76 (157)85 (211)80 (151)
3*Gupta 200235Rajasthan, no dates10 (99)7 (53)34 (117)80 (100)44 (90)53 (151)76 (132)78 (113)
Asymptomatic†25–34 years25–44 years45–54 years55–64 years
4Chadha 199222Delhi, 19880 (69)66 (61)132 (38)160 (25)16 (191)46 (108)27 (74)65 (46)
5Singh 199718Moradabad, no dates23 (304)41 (290)6 (182)23 (128)34 (354)31 (254)35 (171)48 (123)