Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with a first emergency admission for acute myocardial infarction (n = 96 026) or angina (n = 37 403), 1990–2000.
| Acute myocardial infarction | Angina | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Total 1990–2000 | 55 999 (58%) | 40 027 (42%) | 18 880 (49%) | 18 523 (51%) |
| Mean age (years) (median) | 65 (65) | 72 (73) | 64 (64) | 68 (69) |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| <55 | 12 332 (22%) | 3 121 (8%) | 4 550 (24%) | 3 026 (16%) |
| 55–64 | 14 530 (26%) | 6 476 (16%) | 5 175 (27%) | 4 101 (22%) |
| 65–74 | 16 493 (30%) | 11 992 (30%) | 5 366 (28%) | 5 318 (29%) |
| 75–84 | 10 332 (19%) | 12 781 (32%) | 3 172 (17%) | 4 596 (25%) |
| ⩾85 | 2 312 (4%) | 5 657 (14%) | 617 (3%) | 1 482 (8%) |
| Deprivation categories | ||||
| I (most affluent) | 9 517 (17%) | 6 529 (16%) | 2 852 (15%) | 2 632 (14%) |
| II | 11 084 (20%) | 7 670 (19%) | 3 471 (18%) | 3 298 (18%) |
| III | 11 028 (20%) | 7 955 (20%) | 3 690 (20%) | 3 658 (20%) |
| IV | 11 148 (20%) | 8 288 (21%) | 3 901 (21%) | 4 008 (22%) |
| V (most deprived) | 11 405 (20%) | 8 743 (22%) | 4 202 (22%) | 4 483 (24%) |
| Prior admission and co‐morbidities | ||||
| Diabetes | 4 112 (7%) | 3 537 (9%) | 1 516 (8%) | 1 462 (8%) |
| Malignancy | 2 660 (5%) | 2 229 (6%) | 1 210 (6%) | 1 180 (6%) |
| Respiratory disease | 4 954 (9%) | 3 872 (10%) | 1 895 (10%) | 1 823 (10%) |
| CVD | 3 225 (6%) | 2 840 (7%) | 1 161 (6%) | 907 (5%) |
| PVD | 3 677 (7%) | 2 487 (6%) | 1 466 (8%) | 1 085 (6%) |
| Hypertension | 4 687 (8%) | 4 336 (11%) | 2 384 (13%) | 2 989 (16%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 2 946 (5%) | 2 708 (7%) | 1 157 (6%) | 1 323 (7%) |
| Heart failure | 7 500 (13%) | 7 297 (18%) | 1 305 (7%) | 1 575 (9%) |
| Renal failure | 1 274 (2%) | 1 241 (3%) | 339 (2%) | 316 (2%) |
CVD, cardiovascular disease; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.