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" There is a growing literature suggesting that access to cardiology services is affected by age. However, there is a dearth of studies that have considered age and sex in conjunction," scientists in York, the United Kingdom report (see also Chest Pain).
"Aim this study aims to examine the impact of age, and its interaction with sex, on reported healthcare seeking, based on responses to symptom vignettes, in an attempt to standardise symptomatology across all responders. Design of study A cross-sectional survey design was utilised. Primary care. A random sample of 911 individuals, stratified by sex, was selected from one practice in the UK. Were invited to state how they would react in response to the chest pain symptoms presented. Patterns of response were examined, by age and sex, using chi(2) and logistic regression models. This study identified differences by age and sex in a general practice population in the propensity to seek health care. In particular, men aged 60-69 years and women aged 70 yea's and over were more likely to report healthcare seeking than younger responders. For example, women aged 70 years and over had over three times greater odds of reporting contact with the GP compared to the reference category. Evidence for an interaction effect between age and sex was ...
Source: HighBeam Research, New research on chest pain from Adamson University summarized.(Survey)