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Outcomes in hospitalisations of women with Turner syndrome compared to women without Turner syndrome

Part of: Metabolic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2021

Isani Singh ,
Lindsey M. Duca ,
David Kao ,
Kathryn C. Chatfield  and
Amber D. Khanna Open the ORCID record for Amber D. Khanna [Opens in a new window]
Isani Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Lindsey M. Duca
Affiliation:
Colorado School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Colorado | Aschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA
David Kao
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado | Aschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Kathryn C. Chatfield
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Divisions of Cardiology, University of Colorado | Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
Amber D. Khanna*
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado | Aschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Amber Khanna MD, MS, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, 12401 E. 17th Ave, B132 Aurora, CO80045, USA. Tel: 720-848-6505; Fax: 720-848-5301. Email: Amber.Khanna@cuanschutz.edu
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Abstract

Objective:

To evaluate outcomes in patients with Turner Syndrome, especially those with cardiac conditions, compared to those without Turner syndrome.

Design:

Retrospective cohort study utilising hospitalisation data from 2006 to 2012. Conditional logistic regression models are used to analyse outcomes of interest: all-cause mortality, increased length of stay, and discharge to home.

Participants:

We identified 2978 women with Turner syndrome, matched to 11,912 controls by primary diagnosis.

Results:

Patients with Turner syndrome were more likely to experience inpatient mortality (odds ratio 1.44, 95% confidence interval 1.02–2.02, p = 0.04) and increased length of stay (OR 1.31, CI 1.18–1.46, p = 0.03) than primary diagnosis matched controls, after adjusting for age, race, insurance status, and Charlson comorbidity index. Patients with Turner syndrome were 32% less likely to be discharged to home (OR 0.68, CI 0.60–0.78, p < 0.001). When restricting the sample of patients to those admitted with a cardiac diagnosis, the likelihood of mortality (OR 3.10, CI 1.27–7.57, p = 0.01) and prolonged length of stay (OR 1.42, CI 1.03–1.95, p = 0.03) further increased, while the likelihood of discharge to home further decreased (OR 0.55, CI 0.38–0.80, p = 0.001) in Turner syndrome compared to primary diagnosis matched controls. Specifically, patients with congenital heart disease were more likely to have prolonged length of stay (OR: 1.53, CI 1.18–2.00, p = 0.002), but not increased mortality or decreased discharge to home.

Conclusions:

Hospitalised women with Turner syndrome carry a higher risk of adverse outcomes even when presenting otherwise similarly as controls, an important consideration for those treating them in these settings.

Keywords

Turner syndromecomorbiditymortalityoutcomes researchhospital admission
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Original Article
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 10 , October 2021 , pp. 1667 - 1674
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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