Author/Authors :
Sharif Nia, Hamid Department of Nursing - Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran , Sivarajan-Froelicher, Erika Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Medicine - University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA , Haghdoost, Ali Akbar Modeling in Health Research Center - Institute for Futures Studies in Health - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran , Moosazadeh, Mahmood Health Science Research Center - Addiction Institute - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran , Huak-Chan, Yiong Department of Biostatistics - School of Medicine - National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore , Farsavian, Ali Asghar Cardiovascular Research Center - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran , Nazari, Roghieh Department of Nursing - Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran , Yaghoobzadeh, Ameneh Department of Nursing - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Goudarzian, Amir Hossein Student Research Committee - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Abstract :
BACKGROUND: Research indicates that the age of onset of first acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is an essential element in the life expectancy that has been decreasing in developing countries. There are various studies performed in Iran reporting a range of ages at time of AMI. Thus, this meta-analysis study is designed to determine the mean age at first AMI in the Iranian population. METHODS: All studies that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were reviewed using standard keywords in the databases from 2000 to 2016. Two raters verified a total of 658 articles. Sixteen studies met the inclusion criteria of this study for meta-analysis. Cochran test and I-squared (I2) were used for samples’ homogeneity. Pooled estimates of mean were calculated using the random effects inverse-variance model. RESULTS: The mean age of AMI varied between 55.9 to 62.9 years among the primary studies. The pooled mean age of first AMI with a 95% confidence interval (CI) for the total sample, men, and women were 59 (58.9, 60.4), 58.7 (58.3, 59.2), and 64.2 (63.5, 64.8), respectively. CONCLUSION: Our meta-analysis shows that the mean age of first onset of AMI in Iranian people is slightly lower than that reported elsewhere; and it is lower for men than for women.
