Table 3

Prevalences of coronary heart disease and ECG findings in 25–74 year old men and women

Sex 25–34 years 35–44 years 45–5 years 55–64 years 65–74 years 25–74 years 3-150 Odds ratio (men v women) (95% CI) 3-151
Angina pectorisM2.5%3.1%4.9%7.9%13.1%5.0%0.51 (0.46 to 0.56) for age < 55 years
1.00 (0.85 to 1.18) for age ⩾ 55 years
F4.0%6.7%8.5%8.4%11.9%6.0%
History of acute myocardial infarctionM0.0%0.6%2.4%6.3%12.8%3.6%2.66 (2.20 to 3.22)
F0.1%0.2%0.6%3.0%5.6%1.5%
Minnesota codes I1,2 M0.4%0.9%1.7%3.0%5.0%1.8%2.02 (1.63 to 2.48)
F0.0%0.4%0.8%1.6%3.3%0.9%
Coronary heart diseaseM2.9%4.3%7.8%13.6%22.7%8.3%0.70 (0.64 to 0.77) for age < 55 years
1.22 (1.06 to 1.39) for age ⩾ 55 years
F4.0%7.1%9.6%11.4%17.6%7.6%
Major ECG findingsM1.6%2.8%4.8%9.3%19.0%6.0%1.42 (1.27 to 1.57)
F0.8%2.0%3.4%6.7%14.6%4.3%
Minor ECG findingsM3.4%5.5%9.2%16.6%29.4%10.4%1.13 (1.05 to 1.22)
F3.5%3.9%8.3%16.1%29.5%9.5%
Only minor ECG findingsM3.3%5.2%8.5%14.7%26.3%9.4%1.10 (1.01 to 1.19)
F3.4%3.6%7.8%15.0%28.6%9.1%
Ischaemic ECG findingsM2.7%4.3%7.7%14.6%26.7%9.0%0.92 (0.85 to 0.99)
F2.8%3.9%8.2%16.8%31.3%9.8%
Q/QS abnormalitiesM0.6%1.4%2.6%4.9%10.1%3.2%1.46 (1.26 to 1.68)
F0.5%0.7%1.9%3.7%8.2%2.3%
ST abnormalitiesM0.2%0.4%1.2%3.4%9.0%2.3%0.75 (0.65 to 0.88)
F0.4%0.8%1.8%4.3%9.3%2.6%
T abnormalitiesM2.0%2.9%5.3%10.7%19.8%6.5%0.86 (0.79 to 0.93)
F2.2%2.8%6.1%13.4%24.1%7.6%
ArrhythmiasM0.4%0.4%0.7%1.6%4.8%1.2%1.18 (0.93 to 1.49)
F0.3%0.4%0.5%1.3%3.6%1.0%
AV blockM0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.3%0.2%2.00 (0.89 to 4.49)
F0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.1%
High R waveM6.3%3.8%3.4%3.8%6.6%3.2%6.56 (5.06 to 8.50) for age < 55 years
1.63 (1.25 to 2.11) for age ⩾ 55 years
F0.5%0.5%0.8%2.5%3.9%1.3%
Left ventricular hypertrophyM0.4%0.2%0.4%0.7%2.7%0.7%1.62 (1.14 to 2.31)
F0.1%0.1%0.1%0.8%1.8%0.5%
Left axis deviationM1.4%2.9%4.6%7.5%12.8%4.8%1.96 (1.73 to 2.23)
F0.9%1.3%2.5%3.9%7.7%2.5%
Arrhythmias or AV blockM0.5%0.5%0.8%1.7%5.1%1.3%1.22 (0.97 to 1.53)
F0.4%0.5%0.6%1.3%3.8%1.1%
Bundle branch blockM0.4%0.7%1.2%2.4%5.4%1.6%2.15 (1.69 to 2.73)
F0.2%0.2%0.5%1.2%3.2%0.8%
Left bundle branch blockM0.1%0.2%0.3%0.8%2.0%0.5%1.09 (0.77 to 1.55)
F0.0%0.1%0.2%0.8%1.7%0.5%
Right bundle branch blockM0.4%0.5%0.9%1.5%3.3%1.1%3.45 (2.43 to 4.89)
F0.2%0.1%0.2%0.4%1.5%0.4%
Wolff-Parkinson-WhiteM0.06%0.13%0.07%0.09%0.31%0.11%2.78 (1.08 to 7.19)
F0.13%0.02%0.05%0.00%0.00%0.04%
Atrial fibrillation/flutterM0.06%0.04%0.21%0.58%2.70%0.55%1.81 (1.14 to 2.89)
F0.00%0.07%0.08%0.32%1.53%0.33%
  • 3-150 Age standardised.

  • 3-151 Age adjusted according to logistic regression analysis.