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Are women worrying about heart disease?

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Biswas, MS; Calhoun, PS; Bosworth, HB; Bastian, LA
Published in: Womens Health Issues
2002

Women at risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) may not be worried about the disease. In this study, demographic, CAD-risk, and CAD-worry data collected from Durham Veterans' Affairs Medical Center women veterans were examined using bivariate and multivariate analysis with worry as the outcome. Excluding CAD patients (N = 64) and incomplete data (N = 17) of 328 women, 42% worried about CAD. Younger age, single marital status, obesity, family history, and hyperlipidemia were associated with worry. Of women with up to three risk factors, fewer than half worried about CAD. Higher-risk women were unconcerned about CAD. This could undermine prevention efforts.

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Womens Health Issues

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1049-3867

Publication Date

2002

Volume

12

Issue

4

Start / End Page

204 / 211

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Health
  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • North Carolina
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
 

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Biswas, M. S., Calhoun, P. S., Bosworth, H. B., & Bastian, L. A. (2002). Are women worrying about heart disease? Womens Health Issues, 12(4), 204–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1049-3867(02)00136-6
Biswas, Mimi Sen, Patrick S. Calhoun, Hayden B. Bosworth, and Lori A. Bastian. “Are women worrying about heart disease?Womens Health Issues 12, no. 4 (2002): 204–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1049-3867(02)00136-6.
Biswas MS, Calhoun PS, Bosworth HB, Bastian LA. Are women worrying about heart disease? Womens Health Issues. 2002;12(4):204–11.
Biswas, Mimi Sen, et al. “Are women worrying about heart disease?Womens Health Issues, vol. 12, no. 4, 2002, pp. 204–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s1049-3867(02)00136-6.
Biswas MS, Calhoun PS, Bosworth HB, Bastian LA. Are women worrying about heart disease? Womens Health Issues. 2002;12(4):204–211.
Journal cover image

Published In

Womens Health Issues

DOI

ISSN

1049-3867

Publication Date

2002

Volume

12

Issue

4

Start / End Page

204 / 211

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Health
  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • North Carolina
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice