治疗家族高胆固醇血症的性别差异:一个元分析
Iulia Iatan1, Leo E Akioyamen2, Isabelle Ruel3
1Department of Medicine, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence Health Care, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
European heart journal
|July 8, 2024
概括
患有家族性高胆固醇血症 (FH) 的女性接受的治疗不那么密集,并且不太可能达到LDL胆固醇目标. 在FH护理中这种性别偏见是预防心血管疾病的重要,但可以克服的障碍.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 家族性高胆固醇血症 (FH) 是一种常见的遗传疾病,导致高的LDL胆固醇和早期心血管疾病.
- 在全球范围内,在FH诊断,治疗和结果方面存在性别差异.
- 了解这些差异对于改善患者护理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 系统地审查和分析治疗的性别相关差异和成年人患有FH的脂质标的实现.
- 为了确定护理女性FH的障碍.
主要方法:
- 对多个数据库 (MEDLINE,Embase,Cochrane,PubMed,Scopus,PsycInfo) 和灰色文献进行了全面的系统审查.
- 纳入标准侧重于报告成人FH治疗中性别差异的研究.
- 数据综合包括干预试验和观察性研究的元分析.
主要成果:
- 对16项干预试验 (1840名参与者) 的分析表明,对降脂疗法的反应没有性别差异.
- 对25项观察性研究 (129441名参与者) 的分析显示,女性接受治疗 (OR .74) 和达到LDL-C目标 (OR .85) 的可能性较低.
- 女性治疗的LDL-C水平较高,而男性患主要心血管不良事件的风险较高.
结论:
- 患有FH的女性接受治疗不足,并且不太可能达到指南推的LDL-C目标.
- 在FH管理中这种性别偏见是最大限度地降低心血管风险的重要障碍.
- 解决这种差异对于公平有效的FH护理至关重要.
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