Association of Rose angina with cardiovascular risk factors among men and women: a population-based study

Background: rose angina increased the risk of coronary heartdisease and death. this research was designed to determine theprevalence of rose angina and its relationship withcardiovascular risk factors.material and methods: in this cross-sectional study, personswith 30 years old or older were participated in jahrom. roseangina was assessed with rose questionnaire. fasting bloodlipids and sugar, blood pressure, weight and height weremeasured. data were analyzed by chi squared and logisticregression tests.results: the prevalence of rose angina was 21.1%. womenhad rose angina 12.4% more than men (26.5% in women,14.3% in men; p < 0.001). logistic regression results showedthat there was an association only between obesity (or=1.72;ci 95%:1.07-2.74) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (or=2.19; ci95%: 1.24-3.87) among women and rose angina.conclusion: rose angina was higher in women withoverweight or obesity and diabetes mellitus. therefore,regarding to the high prevalence of rose angina should be paidmore attention to cardiovascular disease and preventable riskfactors seem to be necessary.