Gender differences in epidemiology and risk factors of acute coronary syndrome in Algerian patients of the Oran city: Descriptive cross-sectional study

Joint Event: 4^th European Summit on Cardiology Research & 7^th Annual Congress on Emergency Nursing & Case Reports

April 17, 2023 | Paris, France

Asma Amrani-Midoun*, Nadia Laredj, Taki Djebaili, Abdelkader Djelloul, Lilia Zouli, Hamid Aoumeur, Farouk Boukerche and Mourad Nachi

University of Oran, Algeria
University Hospital Center of Oran, Algeria

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Adv Practice Nurs

Abstract :

Background and aims: The aim of this study is to determine the role of clinical, lifestyle and behavioral characteristics on the severity of the disease according to the gender. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study. Results: An initial sample of 1219 patients was admitted for ACS in the cardiology service of Oran University Hospital Center. The electrocardiographic results revealed 34% of the patients had ST-Segment Elevation (STEMI) while 66% had Non ST-Segment Elevation (NSTEMI). In STEMI patients, the mean age was 60.87 ± 12.20. STEMI patients sample included 413 patients with 324 men with a mean age of 59.92 ± 11.78 and 89 women with a mean age of 64.36 ± 13.13. A male predominance was observed with a sex-ratio of 3.6 while a sex ratio of 1.3 was noticed in NSTEMI patients. Among STEMI patients, 34.8% of patients had hypertension where it was significantly higher in women than in men (65.6% vs. 26.5% respectively, P<0.05). Diabetes was observed in 31.7% of the whole sample where it was also more common in women compared to men (50.6% vs. 26.5% respectively, P<0.05). Out of the 413 STEMI patients 63.9% had dyslipidemia which was significantly higher in men compared to women (76.5% vs. 13.5% respectively, P<0.05), 64.5% of men were current smokers. Out of the 324 STEMI men patients, 46.5% had three risk factors while in the 89 STEMI women patients, 34.8% had 4 risk factors. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated a higher prevalence of ACS among the studied sample. STEMI patients presented with several cardiovascular risk factors. Sex differences in the ACS presentation and risk factors were also noticed. Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome, Algerian population, Descriptive study, ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Biography :

Asma Amrani Midoun is affiliated to Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Sciences of Nature and Life, Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oran 1 Ahmed Benbella, Algeria.