title: [Profile of women with myocardial infarction according to the health field model].
abstract: The research aimed at finding out the profile of 49 women with myocardial infarction hospitalized in two hospitals at São Paulo state. The following results were analysed according to the "Health Field Model": a) human biology: 79.6% of them were from 50 to 80 years old; 71.4% hypertension; 57.2% overweight; 42.4% diabetes mellitus; 57.1% had a positive family history of hypertension; b) socioeconomic characterization: 63.2% housewives; 53% married; 55.1% with a salary lower than 3 minimum wages and 51% illiterate; c) life style: 93.8% lived a sedentary life; 79.6% referred to daily stress and 34.7% are smokers; d) attention to health: 53.1% knew about their diagnosis and 48.9% were being treated in primary health services. According to the model there are risk factors to infarction in the four elements.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dantas
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Aguillar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Perfil de mulheres com infarto agudo do miocárdio, segundo o modelo de "campo de saúde".