The joins impact of family history of myocardial infarction and other riskfactors on 12-year coronary heart disease mortality

Authors
Boer, JMA Feskens, EJM Verschuren, WMM Seidell, JC Kromhout, D
Citation
Jma. Boer et al., The joins impact of family history of myocardial infarction and other riskfactors on 12-year coronary heart disease mortality, EPIDEMIOLOG, 10(6), 1999, pp. 767-770
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ISSN journal
10443983 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
767 - 770
Database
ISI
SICI code
1044-3983(199911)10:6<767:TJIOFH>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We investigated the impact of family history of myocardial infarction on 12 year coronary heart disease mortality. Men and women with a family history had an increased risk for coronary heart disease death, irrespective of ot her risk factors (RR = 1.58; 95% CI = 1.17-2.13 and RR = 2.12; 95% CI = 1.1 1-4.05, respectively). Women with a family history seemed to be more suscep tible to the detrimental effects of smoking; not to the effects of other ri sk factors. We found no effect modification by family history in men.