Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Sex disparities in receipt of layperson bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and survival for adults who experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in China
Main finding · Layperson BCPRResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 0.877 95 % CI 0.804–0.957Authors' conclusion
In China, females with OHCA, particularly younger female individuals and with bystander-witnessed arrests, were less likely to receive BCPR than males with OHCA. No disparities were found in cases when dispatcher CPR instructions were given.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and resuscitation attempts, BASIC-OHCA registry, China, August 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020
- Participants
- 33,333 adults
- Exposure
- Females vs males
- Femalesn = 10,650
- Outcome
- Receipt of layperson bystander CPR (BCPR)
Methodological detailsmultivariable logistic regression
- Multivariable logistic regression
Main finding
Layperson BCPR
Adjusted odds ratio
0.877
95 % CI 0.804–0.957
By group
Females vs Males
aOR 0.877 (95 % CI 0.804–0.957)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | aOR (95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Layperson BCPR, age 18-44 years (subgroup) | 0.588 (0.412–0.839) | |
| Layperson BCPR, bystander-witnessed arrests (subgroup) | 0.789 (0.701–0.887) | |
| 0.512Adjusted odds ratio (log scale) |
Layperson bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR), dispatcher CPR instructions given (subgroup)
- No sex disparities detected
- aOR = 1.175, 95 % CI: 0.887-1.556
Survival at discharge or 30 days
- No significant sex differences
- aOR = 1.181, 95 % CI: 0.884-1.576
Survival with good neurological function
- No significant sex differences
- aOR = 1.208, 95 % CI: 0.848-1.721
Original publication
Sex disparities in receipt of layperson bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and survival for adults who experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in China. Resuscitation. Published 15 August 2025. doi:10.
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