Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and the risk of sudden cardiac death among geriatric community dwellers using longitudinal EHR-derived data

BackgroundCardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) has increased globally in recent years, especially among geriatric community dwellers. However, it is currently unclear how SCD risk is impacted by CMM in older adults. This study aimed to examine the associations between CMM and SCD among geriatric com...

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Main Authors: Yue Li, Zihan Mei, Zhengkun Liu, Ji Li, Guolei Sun, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Jiancheng Chen, Haojun Fan, Chunxia Cao
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
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Marcus Eng Hock Ong
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Jiancheng Chen
Haojun Fan
Chunxia Cao
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Zihan Mei
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Guolei Sun
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Chunxia Cao
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description BackgroundCardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) has increased globally in recent years, especially among geriatric community dwellers. However, it is currently unclear how SCD risk is impacted by CMM in older adults. This study aimed to examine the associations between CMM and SCD among geriatric community dwellers in a province of China.MethodsThis study was a retrospective, population-based cohort design based on electronic health records (EHRs) of geriatric community dwellers (≥65 years old) in four towns of Tianjin, China. 55,130 older adults were included in our study. Older adults were categorized into different CMM patterns according to the cardiometabolic disease (CMD) status at baseline. The count of CMDs was also entered as a continuous variable to examine the potential additive effect of CMM on SCD. Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate associations between CMM and SCD. The results are expressed as hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).ResultsThe prevalence of CMM was approximately 25.3% in geriatric community dwellers. Among participants with CMM, hypertension and diabetes was the most prevalent combination (9,379, 17.0%). The highest crude mortality rates for SCD were 7.5 (2.9, 19.1) per 1000 person-years in older adults with hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes and stroke (HR, 4.496; 95% CI, 1.696, 11.917), followed by those with hypertension, coronary heart disease, and stroke (HR, 3.290; 95% CI, 1.056, 10.255). The risks of SCD were significantly increased with increasing numbers of CMDs (HR, 1.787; 95% CI, 1.606, 1.987). The demographic, risk factors, serum measures and ECG-adjusted HR for SCD was 1.488 (1.327, 1.668) for geriatric community dwellers with an increasing number of CMDs.ConclusionThe risk of SCD varied by the pattern of CMM, and increased with increasing number of CMM among geriatric community dwellers.
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spelling doaj-art-58e752174eb4432394d7dff0b7d4303f2025-08-20T02:18:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Endocrinology1664-23922025-04-011610.3389/fendo.2025.15154951515495Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and the risk of sudden cardiac death among geriatric community dwellers using longitudinal EHR-derived dataYue Li0Yue Li1Zihan Mei2Zhengkun Liu3Ji Li4Guolei Sun5Marcus Eng Hock Ong6Marcus Eng Hock Ong7Jiancheng Chen8Haojun Fan9Chunxia Cao10School of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaCollege of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaJinnan Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeHealth Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, SingaporeXiamen Peiyang BCI & Smart Health Innovation Research Institution, Xiamen, ChinaSchool of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaBackgroundCardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) has increased globally in recent years, especially among geriatric community dwellers. However, it is currently unclear how SCD risk is impacted by CMM in older adults. This study aimed to examine the associations between CMM and SCD among geriatric community dwellers in a province of China.MethodsThis study was a retrospective, population-based cohort design based on electronic health records (EHRs) of geriatric community dwellers (≥65 years old) in four towns of Tianjin, China. 55,130 older adults were included in our study. Older adults were categorized into different CMM patterns according to the cardiometabolic disease (CMD) status at baseline. The count of CMDs was also entered as a continuous variable to examine the potential additive effect of CMM on SCD. Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate associations between CMM and SCD. The results are expressed as hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).ResultsThe prevalence of CMM was approximately 25.3% in geriatric community dwellers. Among participants with CMM, hypertension and diabetes was the most prevalent combination (9,379, 17.0%). The highest crude mortality rates for SCD were 7.5 (2.9, 19.1) per 1000 person-years in older adults with hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes and stroke (HR, 4.496; 95% CI, 1.696, 11.917), followed by those with hypertension, coronary heart disease, and stroke (HR, 3.290; 95% CI, 1.056, 10.255). The risks of SCD were significantly increased with increasing numbers of CMDs (HR, 1.787; 95% CI, 1.606, 1.987). The demographic, risk factors, serum measures and ECG-adjusted HR for SCD was 1.488 (1.327, 1.668) for geriatric community dwellers with an increasing number of CMDs.ConclusionThe risk of SCD varied by the pattern of CMM, and increased with increasing number of CMM among geriatric community dwellers.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2025.1515495/fullcardiometabolic multimorbiditysudden cardiac deathmortalityolder adultelectronic health records
spellingShingle Yue Li
Yue Li
Zihan Mei
Zhengkun Liu
Ji Li
Guolei Sun
Marcus Eng Hock Ong
Marcus Eng Hock Ong
Jiancheng Chen
Haojun Fan
Chunxia Cao
Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and the risk of sudden cardiac death among geriatric community dwellers using longitudinal EHR-derived data
Frontiers in Endocrinology
cardiometabolic multimorbidity
sudden cardiac death
mortality
older adult
electronic health records
title Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and the risk of sudden cardiac death among geriatric community dwellers using longitudinal EHR-derived data
title_full Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and the risk of sudden cardiac death among geriatric community dwellers using longitudinal EHR-derived data
title_fullStr Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and the risk of sudden cardiac death among geriatric community dwellers using longitudinal EHR-derived data
title_full_unstemmed Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and the risk of sudden cardiac death among geriatric community dwellers using longitudinal EHR-derived data
title_short Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and the risk of sudden cardiac death among geriatric community dwellers using longitudinal EHR-derived data
title_sort cardiometabolic multimorbidity and the risk of sudden cardiac death among geriatric community dwellers using longitudinal ehr derived data
topic cardiometabolic multimorbidity
sudden cardiac death
mortality
older adult
electronic health records
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2025.1515495/full
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