Recent US Patterns and Predictors of Prevalent Diabetes among Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients.

ABSTRACT: Background. Diabetes mellitus (DM) confers high vascular risk and is a growing national epidemic. We assessed clinical characteristics and prevalence of diagnosed DM among patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the US over the last decade. Methods. Data were obtained from all states within the US that contributed to the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. All patients admitted to hospitals between 1997 and 2006 with a primary discharge diagnosis of AMI were included. Time trends in the proportion of these patients with DM diagnosis were computed. Results. The portion of patients with comorbid diabetes among AMI hospitalizations increased substantially from 18% in 1997 to 30% in 2006 (P < .0001). Absolute numbers of AMI hospitalizations in the US decreased 8% (from 729, 41

SUBMITTER: Ovbiagele B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3087886 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature