title: [Myocardial infarction: comparative study of principal risk factors in the two sexes].
abstract: A study of the distribution of the various risk factors for coronary artery disease as a function of the age and sex of a homogenous population of 316 patients has brought to light the following findings: -- These was found to be a greater incidence (statistically significant) of hypertension disorders of glucose metabolism obesity and hypercholesterolaemia in the females, and of tobacco consumption (cigarettes) and, to a lesser extent, of hypertriglyceridaemia and of gout in the males; -- The females who 'tot up' risk factors have their myocardial infarction at a greater age than the males -- The risk factor which separates the two sexes in the consumption of cigarette tobacco. These findings agree with those already in the literature.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias; D006973:Hypertension; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D012306:Risk; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000150:complications; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D014527:Uric Acid
vernacular_title: Infarctus du myocarde: étude comparative des principaux facteurs de risque selon le sexe