Association between diseases of despair and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among insured adults in the USA: a retrospective cohort study from 2017 to 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess associations between diseases of despair (DoD) and incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) among insured adults in the USA.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Highmark insurance claims data in the USA from 2017 to 2021.

Participants

Adults with at least 10 months of continuous insurance enrolment, no record of ASCVD in the 2016 baseline year and no missing data on study variables.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Cox proportional hazard regression was used to calculate crude and adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) to assess risk of ASCVD (composite of ischaemic cardiomyopathy, non-fatal ischaemic stroke, peripheral arterial disease or non-fatal acute myocardial infarction) by ba

SUBMITTER: Nudy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496711 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature