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ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2023

The Association between Marital Status and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure.

Leonid Maizels, Wesam Mulla, Avishay Grupper, Arsalan Abu-Much, Sharon Natanzon, Aias Massalha, Israel Mazin, Anan Younis

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Leonid MaizelsThe Sackler School of Medicine, The Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Wesam MullaFaculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva, Beersheba, Israel.
Avishay GrupperThe Sackler School of Medicine, The Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Arsalan Abu-MuchThe Sackler School of Medicine, The Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Sharon NatanzonThe Sackler School of Medicine, The Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Aias MassalhaThe Sackler School of Medicine, The Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Israel MazinThe Sackler School of Medicine, The Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Anan YounisThe Sackler School of Medicine, The Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. ananymd@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-8170

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backgroundLittle is known about the association between marital status and long-term outcomes of patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF). We aimed to examine the association between marital status and early as well as long-term outcomes of patients hospitalized with HF.

methodWe analyzed data of 4089 patients hospitalized with HF and were enrolled in the multicenter national survey in Israel between March and April 2003 and were followed until December 2014. Patients were classified into married (N = 2462, 60%) and unmarried (N = 1627, 40%).

resultsMarried patients were more likely to be males, younger, and more likely to have past myocardial infarction and previous revascularization. Also, they tended to have higher rates of diabetes mellitus (DM) and dyslipidemia, as well as smokers. Survival analysis showed that unmarried patients had higher mortality rates at 1 and 10 years (33% vs. 25%, at 1 year, 89% vs. 80% at 10 years, all p < 0.001). Consistently, multivariable analysis showed that unmarried patients had independently 44% and 35% higher risk of mortality at 1- and 10-year follow-up respectively (1-year HR = 1.44; 95%CI 1.14-1.81; p = 0.002, 10-year HR = 1.35; 95%CI 1.19-1.53; p ≤ 0.001). Other consistent predictors of mortality at both 1- and 10-year follow-up include age, renal failure, and advanced HF.

conclusionsBeing unmarried is independently associated with worse short- and long-term outcomes, particularly among women. Thus, attempts to intensify secondary preventive measures should focus mainly on unmarried patients and mainly women.

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