A gender-based comparative aneurysm study regarding age at presentation, location, and possible causative factors

dc.contributor.authorWatt, Janeane
dc.contributor.authorWatt, Conrad
dc.contributor.authorVan Schoor, Albert-Neels
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-15T07:51:44Z
dc.date.available2021-06-15T07:51:44Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractOBJECTS: The worldwide prevalence of cerebral aneurysms is estimated at 3.2%, with a female predominance of 2:1. A significant gender-specific difference also exists regarding the aneurysm location. This study aimed to find out if the South African population falls within these parameters. METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional study. The data (gender and age of patients), infarct locations and causative factors present for the 485 patients was obtained from the departments’ logbooks and noted from 1 January 2015 until 31 July 2019. Only patients that showed evidence of aneurysms for the first time were included in this study to avoid duplication of the data. RESULTS: The mean age regardless of gender for this South African based population study was 53.1±13.0 years. Males were mainly affected in the age group 51-60 years of age. Females were more broadly affected: 51-60 years (29.8%), 41-50 years (26.8%) and 61-70 years (20.2%). The male to female ratio was 1:2.17. Two hundred and fifty (52.6%) patients had hypertension. Smoking affected 174 (35.9%) participants and hypercholesterolemia affected 90 (18.6%) patients. The most predominant aneurysm location was the anterior communicating artery. CONCLUSION: The South African aneurysm statistics correlate with available international data when we assess the male to female ratio. Hypertension was the leading possible cause of aneurysms, which also correlates with the literature. A family history of aneurysms should be included in the questionnaire in the future as it is one of the biggest possible risk factors to develop aneurysms.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentAnatomyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.anatoljfm.orgen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWatt J, Watt C, Van Schoor A. A Gender-Based Comparative Aneurysm Study Regarding Age at Presentation, Location, and Possible Causative Factors. Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine 2020;3(3):211–215.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2630-5593 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2651-3455 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.5505/anatoljfm.2020.52297
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/80316
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherTurkish Foundation of Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.rights© Copyright 2020 by Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine. Article is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) version.en_ZA
dc.subjectAneurysmen_ZA
dc.subjectHypertensionen_ZA
dc.subjectIntracranial aneurysmen_ZA
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth sciences articles SDG-03
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.titleA gender-based comparative aneurysm study regarding age at presentation, location, and possible causative factorsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Watt_Gender_2020.pdf
Size:
186.64 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Article

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.75 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: