Table 2

Prevalence of parental CHD and heart related death by offspring age and social class

Social class	Sons			Daughters
Social class	M	NM		Total	M	NM	Total
Parental CHD death
Age (y)
30–39	25/78	23/135	48/213	18/58	42/183	60/241
30–39	32.1%	17.0%	22.5%	31.0%	23.0%	24.9%
40–49	61/238	84/342	145/580	51/163	131/574	182/737
40–49	25.6%	24.6%	25.0%	31.3%	22.8%	24.7%
50–59	35/109	36/124	71/233	26/76	60/229	86/305
50–59	32.1%	29.0%	30.5%	34.2%	26.2%	28.2%
Total	121/425	143/601	264/1026	95/297	233/986	328/1283
Total	28.5%	23.8%	25.7%	32.0%	23.6%	25.6%
Parental heart related death
Age (y)
30–39	26/78	33/135	59/213	21/58	57/183	78/241
30–39	33.3%	24.4%	27.7%	36.2%	31.1%	32.4%
40–49	81/238	105/342	186/580	60/163	174/574	234/737
40–49	34.0%	30.7%	32.1%	36.8%	30.3%	31.8%
50–59	49/109	53/124	102/233	38/76	88/229	126/305
50–59	45.0%	42.7%	43.8%	50.0%	38.4%	41.3%
Total	156/425	191/601	347/1026	119/297	319/986	438/1283
Total	36.7%	31.8%	33.8%	40.1%	32.4%	34.1%