Disparities experienced by Aboriginal compared to non-Aboriginal metropolitan Western Australians in receiving coronary angiography following acute ischaemic heart disease: the impact of age and comorbidities

International Journal for Equity in Health

Sandra C Thompson²  Peter L Thompson¹  Tom G Briffa³  Matthew W Knuiman³  Michael S T Hobbs³  John A Woods²  Frank M Sanfilippo³  Judith M Katzenellenbogen³  Derrick Lopez² 

[1] Heart Research Institute, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia;Western Australian Centre for Rural Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia;School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

关键词: Comorbidity;    Age factors;    Coronary angiography;    urban;    Hospitals;    Healthcare Disparities;    Myocardial infarction;    Ischaemic heart disease;    Australia;    Oceanic ancestry group;    Aboriginal;   

Others  :  1137596
DOI  :  10.1186/s12939-014-0093-3

 received in 2014-04-04, accepted in 2014-10-03,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Introduction

Aboriginal Australians have a substantially higher frequency of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) events than their non-Aboriginal counterparts, together with a higher prevalence of comorbidities. The pattern of health service provision for IHD suggests inequitable delivery of important diagnostic procedures. Published data on disparities in IHD management among Aboriginal Australians are conflicting, and the role of comorbidities has not been adequately delineated. We compared the profiles of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients in the metropolitan area undergoing emergency IHD admissions at Western Australian metropolitan hospitals, and investigated the determinants of receiving coronary angiography.

Methods

Person-linked administrative hospital and mortality records were used to identify 28-day survivors of IHD emergency admission events (n =20,816) commencing at metropolitan hospitals in 2005–09. The outcome measure was receipt of angiography. The Aboriginal to non-Aboriginal risk ratio (RR) was estimated from a multivariable Poisson log-linear regression model with allowance for multiple IHD events in individuals. The subgroup of myocardial infarction (MI) events was modelled separately.

Results

Compared with their non-Aboriginal counterparts, Aboriginal IHD patients were younger and more likely to have comorbidities. In the age- and sex-adjusted model, Aboriginal patients were less likely than others to receive angiography (RR_IHD 0.77, 95% CI 0.72-0.83; RR_MI 0.81, 95% CI 0.75-0.87) but in the full multivariable model this disparity was accounted for by comorbidities as well as IHD category and MI subtype, and private health insurance (RR_IHD 0.95, 95% CI 0.89-1.01; RR_MI 0.94, 95% CI 0.88-1.01). When stratified by age groups, this disparity was not significant in the 25–54 year age group (RR_MI 0.95, 95% CI 0.88-1.02) but was significant in the 55–84 year age group (RR_MI 0.88, 95% CI 0.77-0.99).

Conclusions

The disproportionate under-management of older Aboriginal IHD patients is of particular concern. Regardless of age, the disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians in receiving angiography for acute IHD in a metropolitan setting is mediated substantially by comorbidities. This constellation of health problems is a ‘double-whammy’ for Aboriginal people, predisposing them to IHD and also adversely impacting on their receipt of angiography. Further research should investigate how older age and comorbidities influence clinical decision making in this context.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Lopez et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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