Discordant age and sex-specific trends in the incidence of a first coronary heart disease event in Western Australia from 1996 to 2007

Abstract

The age-specific decline in fatal and non-fatal first CHD rates in older men and women was not observed in those aged 35-54 years. These novel findings provide evidence for a levelling in the CHD incidence rates in younger adults and puts renewed importance on primary prevention in this group.