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Table 3 Comparing Prevalence of Hospitalized Myocardial Infarction in Ontario, 1988 to 2001, data vs. self-reported 'Heart Attack' in the 2000/01 Canadian Community Health Survey

From: How many people have had a myocardial infarction? Prevalence estimated using historical hospital data

   

Hospital record for Acute Myocardial Infarction ?

   

Yes

No

Self reported heart attack in CCHS

Yes

N (sample)

116,361 (536)

97,899 (431)

  

weighted %

1.35

1.13

 

No

N (sample)

66,945 (278)

8,355,870 (27,217)

  

weighted %

0.78

96.74

  1. Total hospitalized with Acute Myocardial Infarction: 2.12%;
  2. Total self-reported heart attack: 2.49%;
  3. Sensitivity: 63.5%; Specificity: 98.6%; Positive Predictive Value: 54.3%
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