Table 3 Frequency distribution (%) of comorbidities diagnosed in the preceding three years, and secondary diagnoses at the index AMI hospitalisation, by area based deprivation status among hospitalised patients aged 35–84 years in Rome, 1998–2000.
| Area based deprivation status* | Overall | p Value for trend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | missing | |||
| Comorbidities diagnosed in preceding three years | |||||||
| Diabetes | 5.9 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 7.0 | <0.01 |
| Hypertension | 9.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 0.01 |
| COPD | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | <0.01 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.06 |
| Angina or other ischaemic heart disease | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 0.52 |
| Conduction disorders | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.51 |
| Arrhythmia | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.18 |
| Heart failure | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.02 |
| Secondary diagnoses at time of index event | |||||||
| Diabetes | 13.2 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 0.01 |
| Hypertension | 29.6 | 30.7 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 25.3 | 29.3 | 0.39 |
| COPD | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.3 | <0.01 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.99 |
| Angina or other ischaemic heart disease | 12.1 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 0.88 |
| Conduction disorders | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 0.82 |
| Arrhythmia | 20.1 | 22.1 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 23.1 | <0.01 |
| Heart failure | 13.5 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 13.7 | 0.31 |
N = 8467. *Deprivation status 1 is the most privileged and deprivation status 4 the most deprived category.