Morbidity and mortality rate among men and women diagnosed with myocardial infarction

Abstract

Objective: to identify any difference in morbidity and mortality rate between men and women diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction. Method: this quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, involving a sample of 647 medical records, compared risk factors, and sociodemographic and hospitalization-related data. Results: of 647 patients, 415 were men and 232 women aged from 61 to 80 years. Risk factors included 74.96% of both sexes were hypertensives. Percentages of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia were higher in women. Mortality rates were 17.24% in women and 9.64% in men. The most significant risk factors for mortality were arterial hypertension, followed by diabetes and dyslipidemia. Conclusion: prevalence of myocardial infarction was higher in men, but morbidity and mortality rates were higher in women.