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Wong, CW, Kwok, CS, Narain, A, Gulati, M, Mihalidou, A, Wu, P, Alasnag, M, Myint, P and Mamas, MA (2018) Marital status and risk of cardiovascular diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart, 104 (23). pp. 1937-1948. ISSN 1468-201X
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Abstract
Background The influence of marital status on the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and prognosis after CVD is inconclusive. We systematically reviewed the literature to determine how marital status influences CVD and prognosis after CVD.
Methods A search of MEDLINE and Embase in January 2018 without language restriction was performed to identify studies that evaluated the association between marital status and risk of CVD. Search terms related to both marital status and CVD were used and included studies had to be prospective in design. The outcomes of interest were CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD) or stroke incidence and mortality. We performed random effects meta-analysis stratified by the types of population by calculating odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).
Results Our analysis included 34 studies with more than two million participants. Compared with married participants, being unmarried (never married, divorced or widowed) was associated with increased odds of CVD (OR 1.42; 95% CI 1.00 to 2.01), CHD (OR 1.16,95% CI 1.04 to 1.28), CHD death (OR 1.43,95% CI 1.28 to 1.60) and stroke death (OR 1.55,95% 1.16 to 2.08). Being divorced was associated with increased odds of CHD (P<0.001) for both men and women while widowers were more likely to develop a stroke (P<0.001). Single men and women with myocardial infarction had increased mortality (OR 1.42, 95% CI 1.14 to 1.76) compared with married participants.
Conclusions Marital status appears to influence CVD and prognosis after CVD. These findings may suggest that marital status should be considered in the risk assessment for CVD and outcomes of CVD based on marital status merits further investigation.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | This is the accepted author manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) is available online via BMJ at http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313005 Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | systematic review, meta-analysis, acute coronary syndrome, stroke |
Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC666 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system |
Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Institute for Applied Clinical Sciences |
Depositing User: | Symplectic |
Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2018 08:01 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jun 2019 01:30 |
URI: | https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/4777 |