Key result
Metabolic syndrome in women linked to ~59% lower odds of recognizing heart attack symptoms and calling 911.
Why the study?
The diversity of the U.S. population and disparities in CVD burden require public health education strategies targeted to women and racial/ethnic minority groups in high-risk communities, such as women with the metabolic syndrome.
Cross-Sectional (n=698)
Yes
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Women with metabolic syndrome may need targeted heart attack awareness efforts; leaves open whether education improves care-seeking or outcomes.
UNLABELLED: Abstract Background: The diversity of the U.S. population and disparities in the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) require that public health education strategies must target women and racial/ethnic minority groups to reduce their CVD risk factors, particularly in high-risk communities, such as women with the metabolic syndrome (MS). METHODS: The data reported here were based on a cross-sectional face-to-face survey of women recruited from four participating sites as part of the national intervention program, Improving, Enhancing and Evaluating Outcomes of Comprehensive Heart Care in High-Risk Women. Measures included baseline characteristics, sociodemographics, CVD related-knowledge and awareness, and Framingham risk score (FRS). RESULTS: There were 443 of 698 women (63.5%) with one or more risk factors for the MS: non-Hispanic white (NHW), 51.5%; non-Hispanic black (NHB), 21.0%; Hispanic, 22.6%. Greater frequencies of MS occurred among Hispanic women (p<0.0001), those with less than a high school education (70.0%) (p<0.0001), Medicaid recipients (57.8%) (p<0.0001), and urbanites (43.3%) (p<0.001). Fewer participants with MS (62.6%) knew the leading cause of death compared to those without MS (72.1%) (p<0.0001). MS was associated with a lack of knowledge of the composite of knowing the symptoms of a heart attack plus the need to call 911 (odds ratio [OR] 0.41, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.17-0.97, p=0.04). CONCLUSIONS: Current strategies to decrease CVD risk are built on educating the public about traditional factors, including hypertension, smoking, and elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). An opportunity to broaden the scope for risk reduction among women with cardiometabolic risk derives from the observation that women with the MS have lower knowledge about CVD as the leading cause of death, the symptoms of a heart attack, and the ideal option for managing a CVD emergency.
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Giardina et al. (2011) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiometabolic risk factors / Metabolic syndrome (MS) (n=698). Metabolic syndrome (MS) vs. Women without metabolic syndrome was evaluated on Composite of knowing the symptoms of a heart attack plus the need to call 911 (OR 0.41, 95% CI 0.17-0.97, p=0.04). Metabolic syndrome in women was associated with lower odds of knowing both heart attack symptoms and the need to call 911 (OR 0.41, 95% CI 0.17-0.97, p=0.04).
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