Table 2.

Summary of pooled estimated age and sex stratified incidence rates per 100,000 person years (95% prediction intervals), according to meta-analyses reported by Li and colleagues [71].

Mean of Incidence Rate/100,000 Person-Years	Acute Myocardial Infarction		Deep Vein Thrombosis		Pulmonary Embolism		Myocarditis, Pericarditis
Years	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
18–34	16	6	80	140	20	38	37	16
35–54	172	54	272	306	81	80	37	22
55–64	171	467	499	428	171	125	45	31
65–74	653	312	695	683	256	217	49	35
75–84	934	617	831	975	349	358	54	39
>85	1514	1144	1003	1206	398	427	41	34

The incidence rates recorded for the elderly patients are probably underestimated due to the fact that a considerable proportion of elderly people are already under cardiovascular therapies.