Table I.
Distribution of main and second indications for AC treatment of all AC patients by age group in 15 municipalities in South Ostrobothnia in Finland, 1 April 2004.
| Age < 60 years n = 317 |
Age ≥ 60 years n = 2072 |
All n = 2389 |
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| Indications ICD 10 code and name | Main indication (%) | Second indication (%) | Main indication (%) | Second indication (%) | Main indication (%) | Second indication (%) |
| I48 Atrial fibrillation | 32.5 | 4.4 | 64.5 | 7.6 | 60.2 | 7.2 |
| I80 Deep vein thrombosis of lower extremity | 18.3 | 2.5 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 1.3 |
| I63 Brain infarction | 8.5 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 3.8 |
| I26 Pulmonal emboli | 8.2 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 1.6 |
| I35 Lesions of aortic valve | 15.5 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| I65 Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries which has not caused brain infarction | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
| Other diagnoses | 16.1 | 14.9 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
| No indication | 0.3 | 72.2 | 0.1 | 74.9 | 0.1 | 74.5 |
| Altogether | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |