Pulmonary Embolism Mortality in Brazil from 1989 to 2010: Gender and Regional Disparities.
Arq Bras Cardiol
; 106(1): 4-12, 2016 Jan.
Article
en En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26559854
BACKGROUND: A significant variation in pulmonary embolism (PE) mortality trends have been documented around the world. We investigated the trends in mortality rate from PE in Brazil over a period of 21 years and its regional and gender differences. METHODS: Using a nationwide database of death certificate information we searched for all cases with PE as the underlying cause of death between 1989 and 2010. Population data were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). We calculated age-, gender- and region-specific mortality rates for each year, using the 2000 Brazilian population for direct standardization. RESULTS: Over 21 years the age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) fell 31% from 3.04/100,000 to 2.09/100,000. In every year between 1989 and 2010, the ASMR was higher in women than in men, but both showed a significant declining trend, from 3.10/100,000 to 2.36/100,000 and from 2.94/100,000 to 1.80/100,000, respectively. Although all country regions showed a decline in their ASMR, the largest fall in death rates was concentrated in the highest income regions of the South and Southeast Brazil. The North and Northeast regions, the lowest income areas, showed a less marked fall in death rates and no distinct change in the PE mortality rate in women. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed a reduction in the PE mortality rate over two decades in Brazil. However, significant variation in this trend was observed amongst the five country regions and between genders, pointing to possible disparities in health care access and quality in these groups.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Embolia Pulmonar
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
Arq Bras Cardiol
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Brasil