Acute cardiac care & resuscitation
Sex differences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest across age groups
Authors' conclusion
Sex differences in OHCA characteristics and outcomes were observed across all age groups and became more pronounced with increasing age, consistently indicating a better prognosis for males.
Study context
- Population
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases in Paris and its suburbs, May 2011 to December 2018, across three age groups: paediatric patients (28 days-18years), young adults (18–35 years) and older adults (≥35 years)OHCA cases, 6185 (33.0%) were females · paediatric patients 360 · young adults 1,240 · older adults 17,167
- Participants
- 18,767 cases
- Comparison
- OHCA in females versus males
- Femalesn = 6,185
- Outcome
- Survival to hospital discharge
Methodological detailslogistic regression
- Logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
P < 0.001
Secondary outcomes
Age, paediatric patients · males older
P = 0.029
Age, older adults · males younger
P < 0.001
No-flow time, paediatric patients · shorter in males
P = 0.007
No-flow time, young adults · shorter in females
P = 0.035
OHCA in public areas, young adults
P < 0.001
OHCA during sport, young adults
P < 0.001
Shocked, older adults
P < 0.001
Managed with amiodarone, older adults
P < 0.001
OHCA in public areas, older adults
P < 0.001
OHCA during sport, older adults
P < 0.001
| Outcome | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Coronary angiographyLess often in females · After adjustment | 0.54 (0.46–0.64) | |
| 0.512Odds ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
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