Characteristics of West Virginians having myocardial infarction

• Published in: Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Vol. 91; no. 11; pp. 1042 - 1046
• Main Authors: BELL, D. M, FAIR, M. A, ELNICKI, D. M, HALPERIN, A. K, PALMER, H. C, JAIN, A. C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.11.1998
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Causality; Cohort Studies; Confidence Intervals; Coronary heart disease; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Heart; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology; Myocardial Infarction - etiology; Odds Ratio; Risk Factors; West Virginia - epidemiology; West Virginia; United States; North America; America; Human; Logistic regression; Prevalence; Infarct; Risk factor; Myocardium; Cardiovascular disease; Regression analysis; Coronary heart disease; Myocardial disease
• ISSN: 0038-4348; 1541-8243
• DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199811000-00010

Prevalence of risk factors in patients having myocardial infarction (MI) have been reported in large US and international studies, but little is known about the prevalence of risk factors in West Virginians having MI. Risk factors for MI were identified by ICD-9 codes. Logistic regression analysis was used to compute odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. In this cohort (n = 727), 72% of men less than 65 years old were current smokers. Women were older and had a lower frequency of smoking and a higher frequency of diabetes mellitus and obesity than men. Women less than 65 years old had significantly more hypertension than men. In West Virginia, women who have MI are more likely to be nonsmoking diabetics with hypertension.