Table 1

Numbers of offspring by parental and offspring ages when parent died from CHD

		Sons				Daughters		Total number of families
		<25	25–39			40+	Total	Total number of families		<25	25–39	40+	Total
Father's age at CHD death
<65	18	41	0	59		22	48	2	72	79
65–74	3	54	47	104		3	85	52	140	159
75+	0	7	21	28		0	9	30	39	48
Total	21	102	68	191		25	142	84	251	286
Mother's age at CHD death
<65	4	14	0	18		6	20	1	27	27
65–74	0	23	33	56		0	26	25	51	62
75+	0	2	14	16		0	2	20	22	27
Total	4	39	47	90		6	48	46	100	116
Either parent died from CHD	30	140	94	264		43	169	116	328	376
Both parents died from CHD	5	12	0	17		13	10	0	23	26