Young adults hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction are experiencing an increasing burden of both traditional and nontraditional risk factors, highlighting the need for targeted primary prevention strategies in this demographic.
BACKGROUND: Contemporary trends in traditional and nontraditional risk factors (RFs) among young adults with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are not well understood. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine differences and trends in the prevalence of traditional and nontraditional RFs among young and older adults hospitalized with incident AMI. METHODS: Incident AMI hospitalizations were analyzed from 2011 to 2021 from the National Inpatient Sample and stratified by age (young adults 18-54 years of age and older adults >54 years of age). Overall RF prevalence and trends in traditional (eg, hypertension) and nontraditional (eg, psychosocial factors) RFs were assessed. Subgroup analysis by sex and race/ethnicity was performed. RESULTS: < 0.050 for all). CONCLUSIONS: Young adults with AMI have a different and increasing burden of both traditional and nontraditional RFs compared to older adults. These findings could help guide strategies for primary prevention of AMI.
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