Acute Myocardial Infarction among Young Adult Men in a Region with Warm Climate: Clinical Characteristics and Seasonal Distribution.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this cross sectional study was to investigate the influence of the seasons on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among young adult among young adults aged <45 years compared to old adults aged ≥45 years. The seasonal distribution of AMI hospital admissions among young adult men in eastern Taiwan was assessed. Data were extracted from 1413 male AMI patients from January 1994 to December 2015, including onset date, the average temperature (Tave) on the date of AMI hospitalization (AMI-Tave), and conventional risk factors, notably smoking, diabetes, hypertension, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and body mass index (BMI). The 1413 cases were divided into two groups: the young group (n = 138, <45 y/o) and the

SUBMITTER: Shih CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7503405 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature