スペインにおける感染性心内膜炎の死亡率における地域別および性別の違い
Lucía Cayuela1, Clara Peiró Villalba1, Beatriz Valle Borrego1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Leganés, Spain.
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica (English ed.)
|January 15, 2026
まとめ
スペインにおける感染性心内膜炎の死亡率は、複雑な性差の傾向と地域格差を示しています。これらの課題に公平に対処するには、ターゲットを絞った公衆衛生介入が必要です。
科学分野:
- 疫学、公衆衛生、心血管疾患研究
背景:
- 感染性心内膜炎(IE)は、公衆衛生上の重大な課題です。全国および地域別の死亡率傾向を理解することは、効果的な介入のために不可欠です。
研究 の 目的:
- 1999年から2023年までのスペインにおける感染性心内膜炎(IE)死亡率の全国および地域別傾向を記述すること。IE死亡率における性差パターンと地理的格差を特定すること。
主な方法:
- スペイン国立統計局のIE死亡率データ(1999-2023年)を分析した生態学的研究。年齢調整死亡率(ASMR)は直接標準化法を用いて計算した。Joinpoint回帰および標準化死亡比(SMR)を用いて傾向と地域差を分析した。
主要な成果:
- IEによる総死亡者数:29,666人(女性58.0%、65歳以上89.0%)。男性のASMRは増加(+1.2% AAPC)したが、女性のASMRは減少(-0.5% AAPC)。ナバラ州とガリシア州では、両性ともに2023年の死亡リスクが高いという顕著な地域格差が観察された。
結論:
- スペインにおけるIE死亡率は、複雑な性差の傾向を示しています。持続的な地域格差は、ターゲットを絞った公衆衛生戦略の必要性を強調しています。IE死亡率の地理的ばらつきに対処するには、公平な介入が不可欠です。
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