Cardiomyopathy among first- and second-generation immigrants in Sweden: a nationwide total population study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We aimed to analyze the risk of cardiomyopathies (CMPs) among first-generation and second-generation immigrants.

Methods

All individuals aged 18 years of age and older, n = 6,123,661 in the first-generation study, and n = 4,587,764 in the second-generation study were analyzed. CMP was defined as at least one registered diagnosis in the National Patient Register between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2018. Cox regression analysis was used to estimate the relative risk (hazard ratios (HR) with 99% confidence intervals (CI)) of incident CMP with adjustments made for age, cancer, other comorbidities, and sociodemographic factors.

Results

In the first-generation study, a total of 33,321 CMP cases were registered, 20,780 men and 12,541 women, where the fully adjus

SUBMITTER: Wandell P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9724305 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature