Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Cardiovascular disease rates, outcomes, and quality of care in Ontario Métis: a population-based cohort study. |
| Authors: |
Clare L Atzema, Saba Khan, Hong Lu, Yvon E Allard, Storm J Russell, Mario R Gravelle, Julie Klein-Geltink, Peter C Austin |
| Source: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 3, p e0121779 (2015) |
| Publisher Information: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015. |
| Publication Year: |
2015 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: |
Medicine, Science |
| More Details: |
The burden of cardiovascular disease in the Métis, Canada's fastest growing Aboriginal group, is not well studied. We determined rates of five cardiovascular diseases and associated outcomes in Ontario Métis, compared to the general Ontario population.Métis persons were identified using the Métis Nation of Ontario Citizenship Registry. Métis citizens aged 20-105 were linked to Ontario health databases for the period of April 2006 to March 2011. Age- and sex-standardized prevalence and incidence of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular disease (stroke), atrial fibrillation, and hypertension were compared between the Métis and the general population. Secondary outcome measures included one-year hospitalizations and mortality following the incident cardiovascular diagnosis, as well as quality-of-care measures.There were 12,550 eligible Métis persons and 10,144,002 in the general population. The adjusted prevalence of each disease was higher (p |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| Relation: |
http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368556?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0121779 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/fd5ae6352e854ecebb668c2f786ad799 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.fd5ae6352e854ecebb668c2f786ad799 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
