Disparities in prevalence of heart failure between the genders in relation to age, multimorbidity and socioeconomic status in southern Sweden: a cross-sectional study.
Mia ScholtenPatrik MidlövAnders HallingPublished in: Scandinavian journal of primary health care (2023)
The prevalence of heart failure differs significantly between the genders. Men had an increasing mean probability of heart failure with advancing age and multimorbidity level compared to women. Socioeconomic deprivation was more strongly associated with heart failure in women than in men. The probability of having heart failure differs between the genders in several aspects.Key PointsIndependently of socioeconomic status, men had a higher prevalence of heart failure than women among the multimorbid patients.The mean probability of men having heart failure increased significantly compared to women with advancing age and multimorbidity level.Socioeconomic status was more strongly associated with heart failure in women than in men.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- acute heart failure
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- risk factors
- middle aged
- pregnancy outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- peritoneal dialysis
- ejection fraction
- metabolic syndrome
- cervical cancer screening
- chronic kidney disease