Acute Myocardial Infarction among Young Adult Men in a Region with Warm Climate: Clinical Characteristics and Seasonal Distribution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Cases
2.2. Data Collection of Clinical Characteristics
2.3. Weather Data and Season
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Comparison of Clinical Characteristics between the Young and the Older Groups
3.2. Comparison of AMI Hospitalizations between the Seasonal Distribution
3.3. Association of the Seasons with AMI Hospitalization among the Age Groups
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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The Young (n = 138) | The Older (n = 1275) | p Value | |
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Age (SD) | 39.1 (5.2) | 66.7 (11.1) | <0.001 * |
CAG (%) | 128 (92.8) | 1093 (85.7) | 0.023 * |
Number of stenosed vessels | 0.001 * | ||
≤1 (%) | 77 (60.2) | 489 (44.7) | |
≥2 (%) | 51 (39.8) | 604 (55.3) | |
Conventional risk factors | |||
Smoking (%) | 99 (71.7) | 651 (51.1) | <0.001 * |
DM (%) | 28 (20.3) | 469 (36.8) | <0.001 * |
Hypertension (%) | 52 (37.7) | 841 (66.0) | <0.001 * |
T C (mg/dL) | 183.0(62.0) | 172.0(55.0) | 0.002 * |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | 38.0(17.3) | 39.0(14.0) | 0.119 |
TG (mg/dL) | 140.0(139.5) | 106.0(91.0) | <0.001 * |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | 107.5(58.4) | 106.8(48.0) | 0.505 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.8(5.4) | 24.7(4.8) | <0.001 * |
Multivariate Logistic Regression | ||
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Main Predictor Variables | Adjusted Odd Ratio (OR) (95% CI) | p Value |
Winter vs. Non-winter | 1.750 (1.151–2.259) | 0.009 * |
Spring vs. Non-spring | 0.727 (0.450–1.174) | 0.129 |
Summer vs. Non-summer | 0.685 (0.424–1.107) | 0.123 |
Fall vs. Non-fall | 1.043 (0.656–1.660) | 0.857 |
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Shih, C.-Y.; Chu, M.-L.; Hsieh, T.-C.; Chen, H.-L.; Lee, C.-W. Acute Myocardial Infarction among Young Adult Men in a Region with Warm Climate: Clinical Characteristics and Seasonal Distribution. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6140. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176140
Shih C-Y, Chu M-L, Hsieh T-C, Chen H-L, Lee C-W. Acute Myocardial Infarction among Young Adult Men in a Region with Warm Climate: Clinical Characteristics and Seasonal Distribution. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(17):6140. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176140
Chicago/Turabian StyleShih, Chiao-Yu, Min-Liang Chu, Tsung-Cheng Hsieh, Han-Lin Chen, and Chih-Wei Lee. 2020. "Acute Myocardial Infarction among Young Adult Men in a Region with Warm Climate: Clinical Characteristics and Seasonal Distribution" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 17: 6140. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176140