Changes in the characteristics of myocardial infarction patients: 1980 vs 1988

This study examined myocardial infarction cases in an urban community hospital in the years 1980 and 1988. There were 56 well-documented heart attacks in 1980, and 80 in 1988. The sex ratio changed from 43/13 (male/female) in 1980 to 34/46 in 1988 (p = .0001). The percentage of diabetics increased f...

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Published inFamily practice research journal Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 99
Main Authors Urberg, M, Cano, M V, Yuzon, D
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1991
Subjects
African Americans
Age Factors
Aged
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Humans
Male
Michigan
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - complications
Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology
Myocardial Infarction - mortality
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Urban Population
Michigan
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Summary:This study examined myocardial infarction cases in an urban community hospital in the years 1980 and 1988. There were 56 well-documented heart attacks in 1980, and 80 in 1988. The sex ratio changed from 43/13 (male/female) in 1980 to 34/46 in 1988 (p = .0001). The percentage of diabetics increased from 27% in 1980 to 44% in 1988 (p = .044). The diabetics were older on average than the nondiabetics (69.7 years vs 65.1 years, p = .017). During the two years, 30 patients died in the hospital. Those who died were, on average, older than the survivors (71.4 years vs 65.4 years, p = .012) and were more likely to be white than black. More women than men died in 1988 (12 out of 13, p = .014), but the overall effect of sex on survival for both years was not significant. These results demonstrate a substantial change in the demographics of myocardial infarctions in the last decade.
ISSN:0270-2304