Gender differences in mortality among ST elevation myocardial infarction patients in Malaysia from 2006 to 2013

Autor: Nurliyana Juhan, Yong Z. Zubairi, AS Zuhdi, Zarina Mohd Khalid, Wan Azman Wan Ahmad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 38, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0256-4947
0975-4466
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2018.1
Popis: BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death in Malaysia. However, the prevalence of CAD in males is higher than in females and mortality rates are also different between the two genders. This suggest that risk factors associated with mortality between males and females are different, so we compared the clinical characteristics and outcome between male and female STEMI patients. OBJECTIVES: To identify the risk factors associated with mortality for each gender and compare differences, if any, among ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTINGS: Hospitals across Malaysia. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We analyzed data on all STEMI patients in the National Cardiovascular Database-Acute coronary syndrome (NCVD-ACS) registry for the years 2006 to 2013 (8 years). We collected demographic and risk factor data (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, smoking status, dyslipidaemia and family history of CAD). Significant variables from the univariate analysis were further analysed by a multivariate logistic analysis to identify risk factors and compare by gender. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Differential risk factors for each gender. RESULTS: For the 19 484 patients included in the analysis, the mortality rate over the 8 years was significantly higher in females (15.4%) than males (7.5%) (P
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