Trends in Risk Factor Prevalence and Incidence of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Contemporary trends in traditional and nontraditional risk factors (RFs) among young adults with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are not well understood.

Objectives

This study sought to determine differences and trends in the prevalence of traditional and nontraditional RFs among young and older adults hospitalized with incident AMI.

Methods

Incident AMI hospitalizations were analyzed from 2011 to 2021 from the National Inpatient Sample and stratified by age (young adults 18-54 years of age and older adults >54 years of age). Overall RF prevalence and trends in traditional (eg, hypertension) and nontraditional (eg, psychosocial factors) RFs were assessed. Subgroup analysis by sex and race/ethnicity was performed.

Results

Among 4,431,901 incident AM

SUBMITTER: Satish M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12539488 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature