Coronary heart disease incidence, by sex--United States, 1971-1987.

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, although the rates are lower among women (1). The incidence of CHD, however, has not been as well characterized among women as it has among men (2). This report presents data on sex-specific incidence of CHD and the risks associated with smoking, diabetes, hypertension, total cholesterol, body mass, and age using data from the Epidemiologic Follow-up Study of the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHEFS) (3).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)