Sex-specific differences in survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide, population-based observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It remains unclear whether men have more favorable survival outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) than women.

Methods

We reviewed a total of 386,535 patients aged ≥ 18 years with OHCA who were included in the Japanese registry from 2013 to 2016. The study endpoints were the rates of 1-month survival and neurologically intact survival (Cerebral Performance Category Scale score = 1 or 2). Based on age, the reviewed patients were categorized into the following eight groups: < 30, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, and ≥ 90 years. The survival outcomes in men and women were compared using hierarchical propensity score matching.

Results

The crude survival rate was significantly higher in men than in women in five groups: 30-39, 40-49, 50-59

SUBMITTER: Goto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6659261 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature