高血压相关死亡的趋势和模式:使用疾病控制和预防中心广泛的在线数据进行流行病学研究 (CDC WONDER) 数据的全面分析
Oyinlola O Fasehun1, Joycelyn Adjei-Mensah2, Wisdom S Ugorji3,4
1Internal Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Weslaco, USA.
Cureus
|November 4, 2024
概括
与高血压 (HTN) 相关的死亡人数从2010-2020年增加,特别是在男性,黑人和老年人中. 需要有针对性的干预措施来解决差异和健康的社会决定因素,以获得更好的HTN结果.
科学领域:
- 心血管疾病流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 健康差距 研究 研究 研究 研究
背景情况:
- 高血压 (HTN) 是导致心血管疾病和死亡的主要全球原因.
- 尽管治疗进展,但与HTN相关的死亡人数显示出令人担忧的上升趋势.
- 了解HTN死亡率的人口变化对于有效的公共卫生战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查2010年至2020年美国HTN相关死亡率的趋势,差异和人口变化.
- 识别包括遗传,饮食,医疗保健,生活方式和二次高血压在内的促成因素.
- 为控制高血压和降低死亡率提供有针对性的干预信息.
主要方法:
- 使用CDC WONDER数据库 (2010-2020) 进行的回顾性研究.
- 根据年龄调整的死亡率计算,根据性别,种族/种族和年龄进行分组分析.
- 使用IBM SPSS统计数据分析了时间趋势和区域变化.
主要成果:
- 总体而言,美国的HTN死亡率从每10万人的5.1增加到6.4 (2010-2020).
- 黑人或非洲裔美国人死亡率最高 (每10万人口9.6至11.2).
- 在老年人群 (65岁以上) 中,死亡率显著增加,区域差异显著.
结论:
- 与HTN相关的死亡率正在上升,不成比例地影响男性,少数民族和老年人.
- 解决健康的社会决定因素,结构歧视和获得医疗保健至关重要.
- 有针对性的公共卫生倡议,包括少数群体的意识和药物坚持计划,对于减少HTN差异至关重要.
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