Table 2

Age standardised prevalences of lifestyle characteristics and coronary heart disease in 40–59 year old men and women

MenWomen
BHDPP (n=9702) (%)BIRNH (n=2561) (%)MONICA (n=1256)
(%)
BELSTRESS (n=13 256)
(%)
BIRNH (n=2412) (%)MONICA (n=1228)
(%)
BELSTRESS (n=3900)
(%)
Smoking41.440.439.227.613.520.125.0
Obese9.613.417.115.219.719.017.3
Diabetic1.92.01.71.82.21.21.2
Region (% south)19.238.341.745.338.040.458.3
Employed10084.677.010028.543.3100
Hypertensive64.245.432.445.540.626.139.2
Hyperlipidaemic35.337.537.327.039.134.526.5
Angina pectoris5.35.23.14.97.66.010.3
History of acute myocardial infarction3.43.43.11.51.41.30.1
Minnesota codes I1,2 1.31.81.42.00.71.20.6
Coronary heart disease8.67.95.97.58.97.710.7