[ A registry of ischaemic cardiopathies among active workers at Electricité de France-Gaz de France. Program development and first results].
BACKGROUND
The social security department of the French national electric and gas company has established an ischemic heart disease register among a population of about 140 000 employees based on sick leaves as well as deaths recorded with their medical cause.


METHODS
History of the illness, medical tests and treatments were known retrospectively from the consulting physicians of the company. Acute coronary events recorded were: inaugural angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, sudden coronary death and fortuitous discovery of coronary disease.


RESULTS
A first study conducted on employees during the 1993-1995 period showed infarction incidence age rates similar to those estimated from the French MONICA registers for France as a whole. Regional discrepancies were observed for myocardial infarction rates: Nord-Pas de Calais, Champagne-Ardennes, Lorraine, Franche-Comté and Limousin were at the most elevated risk (SIR=131, 155, 169, 125 and 178 resp). Large variations according to socio-economic status were observed.


CONCLUSIONS
This register will permit studies on the links between socio-economic status at different professional career points and the occurrence of ischemic heart disease and the evaluation of the impact of psychosocial factors such as previous depressive disorders.
Service Général de Médecine de Contrôle EDF - GDF, 22-28 rue Joubert, 75009 Paris, France.
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Godard
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Goldberg
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Ducimetière
D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D004560:Electricity; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D016272:Occupational Health; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D016730:Program Development; D012042:Registries; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012943:Social Security; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors