Epidemiology of age-, sex-, and race-specific hospitalizations for abdominal aortic aneurysms highlights gaps in current screening recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The detection and elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) guided by known risk-factor specific screening decrease AAA-related mortality. However, minimal epidemiologic data exist for AAA in female persons and racial minority groups. We established the contemporary risk of US AAA hospitalization across age, sex, and race.

Methods

National Inpatient Sample and US Census (2012-2018) data were used to quantify age-, sex-, and race-specific incidences and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) of AAA hospitalizations (≥18 years), associated risk factors, and in-hospital mortality. Interaction terms evaluated subgroups.

Results

Among 1,728,374,183 US residents during the study period (51.3% female; 78.4% White, 12.7% Black, 5.7% Asian), 211,501,703 were hospitali

SUBMITTER: Li SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9458770 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature