Key result
The total estimated number of persons with coronary heart disease in Finland increased by 18% (95% CI 6-30) over 20 years, shifting from predominantly middle-aged men to elderly women.
Why the study?
How has the prevalence and demographic burden of coronary heart disease changed over a 20-year period in the Finnish adult population?
Population
10,411 Finnish adults aged >=45 from two cross-sectional health examination surveys
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May prompt age- and sex-specific prevention planning; leaves open causal drivers of rising burden.
Cross-Sectional (n=10,411)
How has the prevalence and demographic burden of coronary heart disease changed over a 20-year period in the Finnish adult population?
Effect estimate: 18% increase (95% CI 6-30)
The demographic burden of coronary heart disease in Finland has shifted over 20 years from predominantly middle-aged men to elderly women, despite a decrease in prevalence among middle-aged individuals.
Kattainen et al. (2005) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary heart disease (n=10,411). Time period (2000 vs 1980) vs. 1980 survey was evaluated on Total estimated number of persons with CHD (18% increase, 95% CI 6-30). The total estimated number of persons with coronary heart disease in Finland increased by 18% (95% CI 6-30) over 20 years, shifting from predominantly middle-aged men to elderly women.
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