Sex-related differences in the impact of nutritional status on length of hospital stay in atrial fibrillation: a retrospective cohort study

Autor: Adrian Kwaśny, Katarzyna Łokieć, Bartosz Uchmanowicz, Agnieszka Młynarska, Jacek Smereka, Michał Czapla
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-2565
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1223111
Popis: BackgroundNutritional status is related to the length of hospitalization of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study is to assess the prognostic impact of nutritional status and body mass index on length of hospital stay (LOHS) among patients with AF relative to their sex.MethodsA retrospective analysis of the medical records of 1,342 patients admitted urgently with a diagnosis of AF (ICD10: I48) to the Cardiology Department (University Hospital in Wroclaw, Poland) between January 2017 and June 2021.ResultsIn the study group, women were significantly older than men (72.94 ± 9.56 vs. 65.11 ± 12.68, p
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