Table 1.
Demographic description of patients with AF in Denmark and New Zealand
| Total | Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | |||
| Number of AF | 243381 (100%) | 116395 (47.8%) | 126986 (52.2%) |
| Age at AF, years (median (IQR)) | 75.2 (70.7–84.6) | 78.4 (62.4–79.5) | 71.9 (62.4–79.5) |
| AF | |||
| 427.31 (ICD-8) | 75739 (31.1%) | 37680 (32.4%) | 38059 (30.0%) |
| 427.32 (ICD-8) | 7050 (2.9%) | 2834 (2.4%) | 4216 (3.3%) |
| I48 (ICD-10) | 160592 (66.0%) | 7581 (65.2%) | 84711 (66.7%) |
| Diagnosis type | |||
| Principal | 103846 (42.7%) | 47585 (40.9%) | 56261 (44.3%) |
| Additional | 139535 (57.3%) | 68810 (59.1%) | 70725 (55.7%) |
| Weekly counts (median (IQR)) | 142 (99–211) | 69 (48–99) | 74 (50–112) |
| New Zealand | |||
| Number of AF | 51480 (100%) | 24883 (48.3%) | 26597 (51.7%) |
| Age at AF, years (median (IQR)) | 75.8 (70.4–84.3) | 78.1 (65.0–80.3) | 73.6 (65.0–80.3) |
| AF | |||
| 427.93 (ICD-9) | 17705 (34.4%) | 8682 (34.9%) | 9023 (33.9%) |
| 427.94 (ICD-9) | 1389 (2.7%) | 515 (2.1%) | 874 (3.3%) |
| I48 (ICD-10) | 32386 (62.9%) | 15686 (63.0%) | 16700 (62.8%) |
| Diagnosis type | |||
| Principal | 15501 (30.1%) | 7810 (31.4%) | 7692 (28.9%) |
| Additional | 35978 (69.9%) | 17073 (68.6%) | 18905 (71.1%) |
| Weekly counts (median (IQR)) | 53 (41–63) | 25 (19–31) | 27 (21–33) |
AF, Atrial fibrillation; ICD, International Classification of Diseases.