Meza Jorge Szot
Departamento de Epidemiología, Ministerio de Salud de Chile.
Rev Med Chil. 2004 Oct;132(10):1227-33.
Acute myocardial infarction is the first cause of death among adults in Chile. It caused 5,650 deaths during 2001.
To analyze the evolution and mortality of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chile between 1990 and 2001.
Analysts of data on mortality caused by Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chile, obtained from the databases of the Ministry of Health. The adjusted morality rates and disability adjusted life years (DALY) were calculated for the period.
In the study period, adjusted mortarlity decreased from 86 to 67.6 deaths/100,000 inhabitants. The DALYs ratio between men and women increased from 2.7 to 2.9. The mean death age for men and women was 69.9 and 76.5 years respectively (p <0.001). Forty five percent of women and 51% of men died at home, 78% of women and 66% of men received medical attention.
Although there was a reduction in mortality caused by acute myocardial infarction in the study period, there are still gender differences in the age of death, and access to medical care.
急性心肌梗死是智利成年人死亡的首要原因。2001年期间,它导致了5650人死亡。
分析1990年至2001年期间智利急性心肌梗死的发展情况和死亡率。
从智利卫生部数据库获取急性心肌梗死所致死亡率的数据进行分析。计算该时期的调整死亡率和伤残调整生命年(DALY)。
在研究期间,调整死亡率从每10万居民86例死亡降至67.6例。男女的DALY比率从2.7增至2.9。男性和女性的平均死亡年龄分别为69.9岁和76.5岁(p<0.001)。45%的女性和51%的男性在家中死亡,78%的女性和66%的男性接受了医疗救治。
尽管在研究期间急性心肌梗死所致死亡率有所下降,但在死亡年龄和获得医疗救治方面仍存在性别差异。