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Multicenter Study
. 2019 Mar 19;8(6):e011490.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.011490.

Social Factors, Sex, and Mortality Risk After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Susanne Nielsen  1 , Kok Wai Giang  1 , Andreas Wallinder  2 , Annika Rosengren  1 , Aldina Pivodic  3 , Anders Jeppsson  1   2 , Martin Karlsson  1   4
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Multicenter Study

Social Factors, Sex, and Mortality Risk After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Susanne Nielsen et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .

Abstract

Background Little is known of the impact of social factors on mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting ( CABG ). We explored sex- and age-specific associations between mortality risk after CABG and marital status, income, and education. Methods and Results This population-based register study included 110 742 CABG patients (21.3% women) from the SWEDEHEART registry (Swedish Web-system for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies) operated 1992 to 2015. Cox regression models were used to study the relation between social factors and all-cause mortality. Never having been married compared with being married/cohabiting was associated with a higher risk in women than in men (hazard ratio 1.32, 95% CI 1.20-1.44) versus 1.17 (1.13-1.22), P=0.030 between sex. The lowest income quintile, compared with the highest, was associated with higher risk in men than in women (hazard ratio 1.44 [1.38-1.51] versus 1.25 [1.14-1.38], P=0.0036). Lowest education level was associated with higher risk without sex difference (hazard ratio 1.15 [1.11-1.19] versus 1.25 [1.16-1.35], P=0.75). For unmarried women aged 60 years at surgery with low income and low education, mortality 10 years after surgery was 18%, compared with 11% in married women with high income and higher education level. The median life expectancy was 4.8 years shorter. Corresponding figures for 60-year-old men were 21% versus 12% mortality risk at 10 years and 5.0 years shorter life expectancy. Conclusions There are strong associations between social factors and mortality risk after CABG in both men and women. These results emphasize the importance of developing and implementing secondary prevention strategies for CABG patients with disadvantages in social factors.

Keywords: coronary artery bypass grafting; mortality; social inequalities; socioeconomic factors.

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Figure 1
Multivariable‐adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for all‐cause mortality and marital status in 110 742 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting in Sweden during the period 1992–2015. Forrest plot in blue colour = men. Forrest plot in red colour = women.
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Figure 2
Multivariable‐adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for all‐cause mortality and education in 110 742 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting in Sweden during the period 1992–2015. Forrest plot in blue colour = men. Forrest plot in red colour = women.
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Figure 3
Multivariable‐adjusted hazard ratio for all‐cause mortality and income in 110 742 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting in Sweden during the period 1992–2015. Forrest plot in blue colour = men. Forrest plot in red colour = women.
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Figure 4
Expected survival probability 10 years after surgery with 95% CI from multivariable‐adjusted Cox regression model for 60‐year‐old patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting in Sweden during the period 1992–2015.
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Figure 5
Expected survival probability 10 years after surgery with 95% CI from multivariable‐adjusted Cox regression model for 70‐year‐old patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting in Sweden during the period 1992–2015.
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