Higher relative, but lower absolute risks of myocardial infarction in women than in men: analysis of some major risk factors in the SHEEP study. The SHEEP Study Group

C Reuterwall, J Hallqvist, A Ahlbom, U De Faire, Finn Diderichsen, C Hogstedt, G Pershagen, T Theorell, B Wiman, A Wolk

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Abstract

Middle-aged men have often been the subjects of multifactorial studies of myocardial infarction (MI) risk factors. One major objective of the SHEEP study was to compare the effects of different MI risk factors in women and men.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Internal Medicine
Volume246
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)161-74
Number of pages14
ISSN0954-6820
Publication statusPublished - 1999

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Body Constitution
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias
  • Hypertension
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Obesity
  • Odds Ratio
  • Physical Exertion
  • Risk
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Distribution
  • Smoking
  • Sweden

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