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CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
卷 183, 期 15, 页码 1705-1712出版社
CMA-CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101512
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- US Army Medical Research and Material Command
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Defence Research and Development Canada
- American Heart Association
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- [5U01 HL077863]
- [HL077881]
- [HL077871]
- [HL077872]
- [HL077866]
- [HL077908]
- [HL077867]
- [HL077885]
- [HL077887]
- [HL077873]
- [HL077865]
Background: Low socioeconomic status is associated with poor cardiovascular health. We evaluated the association between socioeconomic status and the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest, a condition that accounts for a substantial proportion of cardiovascular-related deaths, in seven large North American urban populations. Methods: Using a population-based registry, we collected data on out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests occurring at home or at a residential institution from Apr. 1, 2006, to Mar. 31, 2007. We limited the analysis to cardiac arrests in seven metropolitan areas in the United States (Dallas, Texas; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle-King County, Washington) and Canada (Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario; and Vancouver, British Columbia). Each incident was linked to a census tract; tracts were classified into quartiles of median household income. Results: A total of 9235 sudden cardiac arrests were included in the analysis. For all sites combined, the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest in the lowest socioeconomic quartile was nearly double that in the highest quartile (incidence rate ratio [IRR] 1.9, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.8-2.0). This disparity was greater among people less than 65 years old (IRR 2.7, 95% CI 2.5-3.0) than among those 65 or older (IRR 1.3, 95% CI 1.2-1.4). After adjustment for study site and for population age structure of each census tract, the disparity across socio economic quartiles for all ages combined was greater in the United States (IRR 2.0, 95% CI 1.9-2.2) than in Canada (IRR 1.8, 95% CI 1.6-2.0) (p < 0.001 for interaction). Interpretation: The incidence of sudden cardiac arrest at home or at a residential institution was higher in poorer neighbourhoods of the US and Canadian sites studied, although the association was attenuated in Canada. The disparity across socioeconomic quartiles was greatest among people younger than 65. The association be tween socio economic status and incidence of sudden cardiac arrest merits consideration in the development of strategies to improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest, and possibly to identify opportunities for prevention.
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