Table 1.
Characteristics of 9,167 patients registered for CABG surgery in British Columbia, 1991–2000
| Women (N = 1,629) | Men (N = 7,538) | |||
| Characteristic | N | (%) | N | (%) |
| Age Group (y) | ||||
| 40–49 | 68 | (4.2) | 600 | (8.0) |
| 50–59 | 241 | (14.8) | 1764 | (23.4) |
| 60–69 | 638 | (39.2) | 2892 | (38.4) |
| 70–79 | 633 | (38.9) | 2137 | (28.3) |
| 80–89 | 49 | (3.0) | 145 | (1.9) |
| Urgency at Registration | ||||
| Priority 1 | 123 | (7.6) | 534 | (7.1) |
| Priority 2 | 1116 | (68.5) | 5339 | (70.8) |
| Priority 3 | 377 | (23.1) | 1567 | (20.8) |
| Unknown | 13 | (0.8) | 98 | (1.3) |
| Comorbidity at Registration | ||||
| No comorbidity | 750 | (46.0) | 3985 | (52.9) |
| Major comorbidity (CHF, diabetes, COPD, rheumatism, cancer) | 463 | (28.4) | 1540 | (20.4) |
| Other conditions | 416 | (25.2) | 2013 | (26.7) |
| Registration Period | ||||
| 1991–1992 | 318 | (19.5) | 1394 | (18.5) |
| 1993–1994 | 297 | (18.2) | 1574 | (20.9) |
| 1995–1996 | 379 | (23.3) | 1619 | (21.5) |
| 1997–1998 | 350 | (21.5) | 1527 | (20.3) |
| 1999–2000 | 285 | (17.5) | 1424 | (18.9) |
Abbreviations: CABG = outpatient isolated coronary artery bypass surgery; CHF = congestive heart failure; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease