PMID: 18432139Apr 25, 2008Paper

Sudden death due to ischemic heart disease among adolescents and young adults before and after the socio-economic changes in 1989 of Hungary

Archiwum medycyny sa̧dowej i kryminologii
Klára TöroEva Keller

Abstract

Ischemic heart disease (IDH) mortality is generally accepted as an indicator of socio-economic conditions. In view of the health status of future generations, sudden cardiac deaths among adolescents and young adults are a considerable focus of attention of public health specialists. In a changing social environment, the rate of sudden deaths in youths could be a sensitive indicator in the evaluation of health effects. Coronary artery anomalies, myocarditis and cardiomyopathies are the most common causes of sudden cardiac deaths in adolescents, and young adults. The aim of this study was to detect the changes in the rate of ischemic heart disease mortality among young people before and after the socio-economic change of 1989 in Hungary. Data on ischemic mortality were collected from the years 1979-2000. Death certificates were obtained from the Office for National Statistics. There was a significant reduction in coronary mortality in young male adults in the age group of 20-24 years (OR=1.69, CI=1.23-2.32, p=0.00082), 25-29 years (OR=1.3, CI=1.11-1.53, p=0.00094) and 30-34 years (OR=1.37, CI=1.25-1.51, p=0.0000001) after the socio-economic change of 1989. Among young females, the mortality showed a reduction only in the age grou...Continue Reading

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