Heart disease among Greenlandic children and young adults: a nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidences of heart disease (HD) and congenital heart disease (CHD) among Inuit in Greenland (GL) and Denmark (DK) are unknown. This study aims to estimate incidence rates (IRs) of HD and CHD among the young Inuit populations in Greenland and Denmark compared with rates among young non-Inuit populations in the same countries.

Methods

A register-based nationwide cohort including all individuals living in Greenland and Denmark from birth to age <40 years through 1989-2014 was formed. Ethnicity was considered Inuit/mixed if at least one parent was registered as being born in Greenland. Information on HD and CHD hospitalization was obtained from national inpatient registers using ICD-8 and ICD-10 codes.

Results

HD IR was lower among individuals living in Gr

SUBMITTER: Tindborg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9558066 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature