William Atkins
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 19:22
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However, the researchers also found that the difference in the percentage of incidence between men and women had decreased.
They stated,
“… the gap narrowed in recent years as MI prevalence decreased among men and increased among women.”
The California researchers found, specifically, that in the adults studied from 1988 to 1994, men had a 2.5% incidence of heart attacks, while women had a 0.7% incidence—a difference of 1.8%.
In this first time frame, men had a mean FCRS of 8.6%, while women had a mean FCRS of 3.0%.
However, from 1999 to 2004, men had a 2.2% incidence of heart attacks, while women had a 0.7% incidence—a difference of 1.5%.
At this second time frame, men had a mean FCRS of 8.1%, while women had a mean FCRS of 3.3%.
The researches stated that the men
“showed an improving trend” (8.6% to 8.1%, with respect to mean FCRS) while women had a
“worsened” trend (3.0% to 3.3%).
They stated,
“Temporal trends in FCRS components revealed that men had more improvements in vascular risk factors than women, but diabetes mellitus prevalence increased in both sexes.” [Abstract]
Page three quotes Dr. Towfighi from an LA Times article.
