Sociodemographic Disparities in Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rio de Janeiro State

Abstract

findings, the authors of the study have highlighted that the majority of hospitalizations due to AMI occurred in males and in the age group between 60 and 69 years, with males also being more frequently observed among the in-hospital death certificates due to AMI, for which the age group of 70 to 79 years was the most frequent, responsible for almost a third of these deaths. The most predominantly declared skin color described among those hospitalized for AMI and for in-hospital deaths from this cause was White. The microregion involving the state capital and the metropolitan region was responsible for more than 60% of the relative frequency of hospitalizations and in-hospital deaths due to AMI in the state of RJ. The authors also indicate that, although males were more frequently observed (56.5%) in the outcome of in-hospital death due to AMI, the rate of in-hospital death among women hospitalized due to AMI was described as being higher (16.8%) than that of men (12.3%)