Table 1.
Demographic characteristics at the time of first-time myocardial infarction according to year of occurrence.
| 1997-1998 | 1999-2000 | 2001-2002 | 2003-2004 | 2005-2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with first-time MIa | 11 968 | 12 383 | 14 734 | 14 650 | 13 053 |
| Patients initiating GLMb within a year post-MI | 227 | 266 | 389 | 389 | 296 |
| Men (%) | 64.0 | 62.4 | 61.6 | 62.1 | 62.4 |
| Mean age (SD) | 67.8 (12.9) | 68.5 (13.1) | 69.3 (13.1) | 69.4 (13.2) | 69.4 (13.2) |
| Comorbidityc | |||||
| Congestive heart failure (%) | 9.3 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 10.3 |
| Cardiac arrhythmias (%) | 7.3 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.1 |
| PVDd (%) | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| CVDe (%) | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Renal disease (%) | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Cancer (%) | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Shock (%) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| COLDf (%) | 4.4 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 |
| Peptic ulcer | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
aMI: myocardial infarction; b GLM: glucose-lowering medication; ccomorbidity up till one year prior to discharge from index hospitalization; dPVD: peripheral vascular disease; e CVD: cerebrovascular disease; f COLD: chronic obstructive lung disease.