Title:Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Between Genders Following Antihypertensive Therapy: A Meta-Analysis
Volume: 24
Issue: 24
关键词:
性别，性别，血压，结果，抗高血压治疗，高血压。
摘要: Background: Numerous studies have reported sex and gender differences in the
prevalence and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. However, sex differences in the therapy
of hypertension have not been completely examined.
Objective: To estimate the gender-specific dissimilarity in outcomes among patients following
antihypertensive treatment, using a meta-analysis of available studies.
Methods: A systematic literature search in Medline and SCOPUS databases was performed
from January 1990 to January 2015 to find studies assessing clinical outcomes in male and
female subjects after hypertension treatment, separately. Quantitative data synthesis was performed
using a random-effects model, with weighed mean difference (WMD) and 95% confidence
interval (CI) as summary statistics.
Results: the analysis included 10 studies with 16 treatment arms. Outcomes were found to be
significantly more frequent in men then in women (odds ratio [OR]: 1.25, 95% confidence
interval [CI]: 1.17, 1.33, p < 0.001; I2:40.17%), and this result was robust and independent.
Random-effects meta-regression showed no association of outcomes with treatment duration
and baseline levels.
Conclusion: The present meta-analysis demonstrates that clinical outcomes are more frequent
in men compared with women after the same treatment of hypertension. Numerous reasons,
including disparities in compliance, age, and intrinsic higher risk in male, contribute to justify
these findings.
