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Abstract
Background: Physical and emotional stress have been associated with an increased incidence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Sporting events such as soccer matches can cause spectators to experience cardiovascular events. The objective of the present study was to determine whether an association of this type existed during a Spanish league competition.Entities:
Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Anxiety; Cardiovascular risk factors; Hostility; Soccer
Year: 2022 PMID: 36128421 PMCID: PMC9451593 DOI: 10.14740/cr1398
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiol Res ISSN: 1923-2829
Figure 1Visits to the emergency department with chest pain (a) and admissions with acute coronary syndrome (b). *P < 0.05 vs. mean admissions on match day.
Figure 2Mean admissions by sex and result of match (a) and type of acute coronary syndrome (b). *P < 0.05 vs. nonmatch days. ACS: acute coronary syndrome; NSTEMI: non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI: ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Baseline Clinical Characteristics Before COVID-19
| No match (n = 1,143) | Match (n = 153) | Significance (P) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 69.3 ± 12.3 | 68.1 ± 11.9 | NS |
| Men | 65.8 (63.0 - 68.6) | 73.2 (66.2 - 80.2) | < 0.05 |
| Blood pressure (mm Hg) | 143/96 ± 12/4 | 142/95 ± 12/3 | NS |
| Personal history of high BP | 72.9 (70.3 - 75.5) | 72.6 (65.5 - 79.7) | NS |
| Good control of BP | 76.7 (74.2 - 79.2) | 76.4 (69.7 - 83.1) | NS |
| HbA1c (%) | 6.0 ± 0.2 | 6.5 ± 0.2 | < 0.05 |
| Personal history of DM | 43.9 (46.4 - 52.2) | 41.2 (33.4 - 49.0) | NS |
| Good glycemic control | 93.0 (91.5 - 94.5) | 79.9 (73.5 - 86.3) | < 0.05 |
| LDL - C (mg/dL) | 112.6 ± 41.2 | 130.7 ± 44.0 | NS |
| Personal history of DLP | 57.5 (54.6 - 60.4) | 58.2 (40.4 - 66.0) | NS |
| Good control of lipids | 52.4 (49.5 - 55.3) | 43.0 (34.2 - 49.8) | < 0.05 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.4 ± 2.4 | 30.6 ± 1.8 | NS |
| Overweight | 38.0 (35.2 - 40.8) | 35.9 (28.3 - 43.5) | NS |
| Obesity | 40.3 (37.5 - 43.1) | 48.8 (40.9 - 56.7) | < 0.05 |
| Smoker or former smoker | 67.7 (65.0 - 70.4) | 77.1 (70.4 - 83.8) | < 0.05 |
| Previous IHD | 41.4 (38.5 - 44.3) | 32.6 (25.2 - 40.0) | < 0.05 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 23.6 (21.1 - 26.1) | 26.1 (19.1 - 33.1) | NS |
Values are expresses as mean ± standard deviation for age, blood pressure, HbA1c, LDL-C and body mass index and percentages (95% confidence interval) for the rest of parameters. COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; BP: blood pressure; DLP: dyslipidemia; DM: diabetes mellitus; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; IHD: ischemic heart disease; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NS: nonsignificant.
Figure 3Pharmacological adherence to antihypertensive, antidiabetic, and lipid-lowering drugs. *P < 0.05 vs. nonmatch days.
Figure 4Psychological dimensions of anxiety and hostility among patients admitted with ACS. (a) Values on the anxiety scale obtained with the SA-45 questionnaire. (b) Results for the hostility dimension of the SA-45 and Ho questionnaires. The data shown are the result of comparing with controls (patients admitted on nonmatch days). *P < 0.05 vs. controls. ACS: acute coronary syndrome; Ho: Cook-Medley hostility scale; SA-45: Symptom Assessment 45.
Score on the Remaining Scales of the SA-45 Questionnaire: Somatization, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Interpersonal Sensitivity, Depression, Phobic Anxiety, Paranoid Ideation, and Psychoticism
| No match (n = 70) | Match (n = 70) | Significance (P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n = 39) | Women (n = 31) | Men (n = 37) | Women (n = 33) | ||
| Somatization | 4.1 ± 3.3 | 5.9 ± 3.6 | 5.0 ± 3.9 | 7.1 ± 4.1 | NS |
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder | 5.1 ± 3.8 | 5.0 ± 3.4 | 5.8 ± 3.6 | 5.7 ± 4.0 | NS |
| Interpersonal sensitivity | 4.3 ± 3.4 | 6.6 ± 4.9 | 5.1 ± 4.7 | 8.8 ± 4.5 | < 0.05 |
| Depression | 7.2 ± 4.8 | 10.6 ± 5.4 | 7.8 ± 4.6 | 10.9 ± 7.2 | < 0.05 |
| Phobic anxiety | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 3.5 ± 2.0 | 3.9 ± 3.1 | 2.2 ± 1.5 | NS |
| Paranoid ideation | 5.0 ± 3.1 | 5.6 ± 3.3 | 6.2 ± 4.0 | 4.9 ± 3.4 | NS |
| Psychoticism | 2.9 ± 2.5 | 3.1 ± 2.7 | 3.7 ± 2.8 | 3.2 ± 2.4 | NS |
SA-45: Symptom Assessment 45; NS: nonsignificant.
Figure 5Visits to the emergency department with chest pain (a) and admissions with acute coronary syndrome (b) after lockdown. *P < 0.05 vs. mean admissions on match days and nonmatch days.
Baseline Clinical Characteristics of Patients After the COVID-19 Lockdown
| No match (n = 312) | Match (n = 31) | Significance (P) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 68.2 ± 10.6 | 72.6 ± 9.9 | NS |
| Male sex | 60 | 68.8 | < 0.05 |
| Blood pressure (mm Hg) | 145/96 ± 12/4 | 151/98 ± 13/4 | NS |
| Personal history of high BP | 70 | 78.9 | < 0.05 |
| Good control of BP | 72.2 | 69.4 | NS |
| HbA1c (%) | 6.2 ± 0.2 | 6.8 ± 0.3 | < 0.05 |
| Personal history of DM | 47.8 | 37.7 | < 0.05 |
| Good glycemic control | 88 | 71.9 | < 0.05 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 119.8 ± 41.8 | 143.0 ± 44.3 | NS |
| Personal history of DLP | 58.1 | 66.8 | < 0.05 |
| Good control of lipids | 49.6 | 40.1 | < 0.05 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 29.5 ± 2.8 | 29.7 ± 2.3 | NS |
| Overweight/obesity | 35.6/40.7 | 58.2/34.1 | < 0.05 |
| Smoker/former smoker | 31.6/35.6 | 24.4/36.3 | < 0.05 |
| Previous IHD | 41.9 | 24.1 | < 0.05 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 19.3 | 16.6 | NS |
Values are expresses as mean ± standard deviation for age, blood pressure, HbA1c, LDL-C and body mass index and percentages (95% confidence interval) for the rest of parameters. COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; BP: blood pressure; DLP: dyslipidemia; DM: diabetes mellitus; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; IHD: ischemic heart disease; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NS: nonsignificant.