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Comparing Health of People with Heart Disease in the United States and Canada

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  • Pozen Alexis J

    (University of California, Berkeley)

  • Cutler David M

    (Harvard University)

Abstract

Background: Heart disease is among the leading causes of death in the U.S. and Canada. Despite the U.S.'s higher spending on health care, it is unclear whether persons with heart disease fare better in one country or the other.Methods: To evaluate and compare the health of people aged 45 and older in the U.S. and Canada, we drew upon the Joint Canada-U.S. Survey of Health (JCUSH), a random telephone interview conducted from 2002 to 2003. We used self-reported fair or poor health, disability, and functional impairment as dependent variables in logistic regressions, which controlled for demographic variables and other risk factors.Results: Adjusting for covariates, Canadian respondents with heart disease reported better health as measured by disability, but there was no difference for functional impairment or self-reported fair or poor health. The odds ratios (Canada:U.S.) were 1.10 (p=0.69) for fair or poor health, 0.56 (p=0.06) for disability, and 0.78 (p=0.32) for functional impairment.Conclusions: Our results indicate that people with heart disease are in better health in Canada as measured by disability, but there is no difference for overall self-reported health or functional impairment. Further research must be done to determine the cause of outcomes differences among heart disease patients.

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  • Pozen Alexis J & Cutler David M, 2009. "Comparing Health of People with Heart Disease in the United States and Canada," Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 12(2), pages 1-15, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:fhecpo:v:12:y:2009:i:2:n:7
    DOI: 10.2202/1558-9544.1160
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    1. Cutler, David M. & Pozen, Alexis, 2010. "Medical Spending Differences in the United States and Canada: The Role of Prices, Procedures, and Administrative Expenses," Scholarly Articles 5343032, Harvard University Department of Economics.
    2. Tiffany R. Hsiou & Yuriy Pylypchuk, 2012. "Comparing And Decomposing Differences In Preventive And Hospital Care: Usa Versus Taiwan," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 21(7), pages 778-795, July.

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