Why the study?
What is the prevalence of angina and its associated risk factors among men and women attending primary care in Goa, India?
Population
1556 consecutive attendees aged 30 to 75 years in nine private general practices in Goa, India
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support sex-specific angina consideration in Goa primary care; hypothesis-generating for psychological associations, requiring prospective confirmation.
What is the prevalence of angina and its associated risk factors among men and women attending primary care in Goa, India?
Women attending general practices in Goa, India, have a higher prevalence of angina than men, and angina is strongly associated with psychological distress in both sexes.
Nazareth et al. (2010) studied this question.
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