Table 3. Sex-specific mean 10-year risk (%) of death from coronary heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease according to 5-year age groups, EPOCH-JAPAN Study.
| Age range (years) | Coronary heart disease | Stroke | Cardiovascular disease | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| 40–44 | 0.008 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.11 |
| 45–49 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.24 |
| 50–54 | 0.06 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.51 |
| 55–59 | 0.13 | 0.50 | 0.36 | 0.58 | 0.45 | 1.03 |
| 60–64 | 0.28 | 0.89 | 0.74 | 1.09 | 0.94 | 1.89 |
| 65–69 | 0.55 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.78 | 1.76 | 3.03 |
| 70–74 | 1.04 | 2.29 | 2.55 | 3.01 | 3.25 | 5.05 |
| 75–80 | 1.84 | 3.63 | 4.38 | 4.83 | 5.60 | 8.00 |