Rachel P Dreyer1,2, Xin Zheng3, Xiao Xu1,4, Shuling Liu1, Jing Li3, Qinglan Ding1, Xue Du3, Xi Li3, Haibo Zhang3, Fredrick A Masoudi5, John A Spertus6,7, Harlan M Krumholz1,8,9, Lixin Jiang3. 1. 1 Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Yale-New Haven Hospital, USA. 2. 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, USA. 3. 3 NHC Key Laboratory of Clinical Research for Cardiovascular Medications, National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, People's Republic of China. 4. 4 Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, USA. 5. 5 Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA. 6. 6 Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, USA. 7. 7 University of Missouri - Kansas City, USA. 8. 8 Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, USA. 9. 9 Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We examined sex differences in long-term health outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in China, including mortality, major adverse cardiac events and health status (symptoms, functioning, quality of life). METHODS: A total of 3415 acute myocardial infarction patients (23.2% women) aged ⩾18 years were enrolled across 10 geographic regions in China (2012-2014) in the China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE) study. Clinical data was abstracted from medical records. Generic (Euro-Quality of Life Scale) and disease-specific (Seattle Angina Questionnaire) health status was obtained through interviews at baseline and one year. RESULTS: At one year, women with acute myocardial infarction had a higher risk of death from all causes ( p<0.001), but had similar rates of major adverse cardiac events ( p=0.2). Women had lower mean generic (Euro-Quality of Life Scale utility index score: 0.90±0.13 vs 0.94±0.11) and disease specific health scores indicating poorer functioning (Seattle Angina Questionnaire summary score: 75.3±11.4 vs 78.4±9.7) and higher rates of daily/weekly angina (Seattle Angina Questionnaire angina frequency score ⩽60 vs >60: 9.1% vs 4.7%; all p<0.001). In multivariable analysis, there was a significant association between female sex and mortality (β=0.45, standard error=0.21, p=0.03) but not for major adverse cardiac events (β=-0.02, standard error=0.14, p=0.89). The association between female sex and worse generic health status persisted (β=-0.02, standard error=0.01, p=0.003), but was no longer significant between sexes for disease-specific health status (β=-0.82, standard error=0.58, p=0.154) or daily/weekly angina (odds ratio=1.39; 95% confidence interval 0.88-2.21). CONCLUSION: Women in China have higher crude rates of all-cause/cardiovascular death versus men, as well as worse generic/disease specific health status at one-year post-acute myocardial infarction. The association between female sex and worse generic health status persisted following adjustment.
BACKGROUND: We examined sex differences in long-term health outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in China, including mortality, major adverse cardiac events and health status (symptoms, functioning, quality of life). METHODS: A total of 3415 acute myocardial infarction patients (23.2% women) aged ⩾18 years were enrolled across 10 geographic regions in China (2012-2014) in the China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE) study. Clinical data was abstracted from medical records. Generic (Euro-Quality of Life Scale) and disease-specific (Seattle Angina Questionnaire) health status was obtained through interviews at baseline and one year. RESULTS: At one year, women with acute myocardial infarction had a higher risk of death from all causes ( p<0.001), but had similar rates of major adverse cardiac events ( p=0.2). Women had lower mean generic (Euro-Quality of Life Scale utility index score: 0.90±0.13 vs 0.94±0.11) and disease specific health scores indicating poorer functioning (Seattle Angina Questionnaire summary score: 75.3±11.4 vs 78.4±9.7) and higher rates of daily/weekly angina (Seattle Angina Questionnaire angina frequency score ⩽60 vs >60: 9.1% vs 4.7%; all p<0.001). In multivariable analysis, there was a significant association between female sex and mortality (β=0.45, standard error=0.21, p=0.03) but not for major adverse cardiac events (β=-0.02, standard error=0.14, p=0.89). The association between female sex and worse generic health status persisted (β=-0.02, standard error=0.01, p=0.003), but was no longer significant between sexes for disease-specific health status (β=-0.82, standard error=0.58, p=0.154) or daily/weekly angina (odds ratio=1.39; 95% confidence interval 0.88-2.21). CONCLUSION: Women in China have higher crude rates of all-cause/cardiovascular death versus men, as well as worse generic/disease specific health status at one-year post-acute myocardial infarction. The association between female sex and worse generic health status persisted following adjustment.
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Keywords:
Acute myocardial infarction; clinical outcomes; health status; patient reported outcome measures; sex; women
Authors: Julian T Hertz; Francis M Sakita; Godfrey L Kweka; Tumsifu G Tarimo; Sumana Goli; Sainikitha Prattipati; Janet P Bettger; Nathan M Thielman; Gerald S Bloomfield Journal: Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes Date: 2022-03-18
Authors: Xin Zheng; Rachel P Dreyer; Jeptha P Curtis; Shuling Liu; Xiao Xu; Xueke Bai; Xi Li; Haibo Zhang; Siming Wang; Frederick A Masoudi; John A Spertus; Jing Li; Harlan M Krumholz Journal: J Am Heart Assoc Date: 2020-03-05 Impact factor: 5.501