title: [Social status, psychological stress and myocardial infarction risk among 35-64-year-old women].
abstract: We examined the association between social status, assessed by education and occupational categories and risk of myocardial infarction. We conducted a case-control study among 35-64 year-old women of Kaunas. Cases were 191 women with first myocardial infarction treated in hospitals in 1997-2000, and controls were 482 women in the same age group, randomly selected, without ischemic heart disease. We used multiple logistic regression to estimate the adjusted odds ratios of developing myocardial infarction in relation to social status and psychological stress. The study results indicated that stress, arterial hypertension, smoking, overweight and low education increased the risk of first myocardial infarction among 35-64 years old women. Managers and service, market sales workers had about twice higher risk for myocardial infarction than associate professionals (OR = 2.64; 95% CI 1.17-6.62 and OR = 2.18; 95% CI 1.03-4.63 correspondingly).
authors.affiliation: Kauno medicinos universiteto Kardiologijos institutas, Sukileliu 17, 3007 Kaunas.
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grazuleviciene
authors.forename: Ada
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azaraviciene
authors.forename: Virginija
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dulskiene
authors.forename: Vilija
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Malinauskiene
authors.forename: Konstancija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jankauskiene
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications