Cardiovascular Risk Factor Profiles, Emergency Department Visits, and Hospitalizations for Women and Men with a History of Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Cross-Sectional Study.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101159262 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1931-843X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15409996 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Womens Health (Larchmt) Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Larchmont, NY : Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., [2002]-
    • Subject Terms:
      Cardiovascular Diseases*/epidemiology ; Cardiovascular Diseases*/etiology ; Ischemic Attack, Transient*/complications ; Ischemic Attack, Transient*/epidemiology ; Stroke*/complications ; Stroke*/epidemiology; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Female ; Heart Disease Risk Factors ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Male ; Risk Factors
    • Abstract:
      Background: The relationship between cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVD-RFs) and health care utilization may differ by sex. We determined whether having more CVD-RFs was associated with all-cause emergency department (ED) visits and all-cause hospitalizations for women and men with prior stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA). Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we used nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2012-2015) data for persons aged ≥18 years with a prior stroke/TIA. CVD-RF summary scores include six self-reported factors (hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, physical inactivity, smoking, and obesity). Sex-specific covariate-adjusted logistic regression models assessed associations between CVD-RF scores and having one or more all-cause ED visits and one or more all-cause hospitalizations. Results: The weighted sample represents 9.1 million individuals (mean age 66.6 years; 54.3% women). Prevalence of low (0-1 risk factors), intermediate (2-3), and high (4-6) CVD-RF scores was 19.4%, 60.5%, and 20.1% for women and 14.6%, 60.2%, and 25.2% for men, respectively. Women having intermediate and high scores had a 1.58-fold (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14-2.18) and 2.21-fold (95% CI, 1.50-3.25) increased odds of ED visits compared with women with low scores. Women with high CVD-RF scores had a 2.18-fold (95% CI, 1.42-3.34) increased odds of hospitalizations, but there was no association for women with intermediate CVD-RF profiles. There was no association between CVD-RF scores and either outcome for men. Conclusions: Women, but not men, with high and intermediate CVD-RF profiles had increased odds of all-cause ED visits; women with high CVD-RF profiles had increased odds of all-cause hospitalizations. The burden of CVD-RFs may be a sex-specific predictor of higher health care utilization in women with a history of stroke/TIA.
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      Keywords: hospitalization; risk factors; secondary prevention; stroke; women
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20220211 Date Completed: 20220620 Latest Revision: 20220713
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      10.1089/jwh.2021.0471
    • Accession Number:
      35148481