Table 1.
Characteristics of the Study Population in the Lazio Region and in the Other Italian Regions in July 2006 and September 2008
| Lazio Region | Other Italian Regions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Characteristics* | 2006–2007% | 2008–2009% | 2006–2007% | 2008–2009% |
| Patients with AMI (n) | 18,877 | 17,190 | 178,059 | 166,927 |
| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD), years | 70.1 (13.2) | 70.0 (13.3) | 70.8 (13.2) | 71.0 (13.4) |
| Gender | ||||
| Women | 35.6 | 34.8 | 37.2 | 37.0 |
| Hypertension | 52.1 | 49.5 | 47.1 | 46.2 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 22.8 | 20.5 | 21.8 | 20.8 |
| Vascular diseases | 16.7 | 15.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 15.9 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 14.0 |
| Other coronary heart disease | 15.3 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 15.1 |
| Chronic cerebrovascular diseases | 11.3 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
| Chronic kidney diseases | 11.5 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 11.6 |
| Previous PCI | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 11.8 |
| Cardiac dysrhythmias | 8.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Heart failure | 7.4 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Malignant neoplasms | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Diabetes | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Previous CABG | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| Patients with hip fracture (n) | 12,585 | 12,469 | 113,436 | 112,222 |
| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD), years | 82.4 (7.3) | 82.7 (7.1) | 82.4 (7.3) | 82.6 (7.2) |
| Gender | ||||
| Women | 78.6 | 77.8 | 78.1 | 77.8 |
| Hypertension | 14.4 | 14.9 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
| Chronic cerebrovascular diseases | 11.3 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Other coronary heart disease | 10.9 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Cardiac dysrhythmias | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Dementia including Alzheimer's disease | 7.0 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 9.0 |
| Diabetes | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Chronic kidney diseases | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| Blood disorders | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| Heart failure | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Women having delivered during study period (n) | 92,218 | 87,744 | 796,223 | 760,785 |
| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD), years | 31.5 (5.3) | 31.7 (5.4) | 30.8 (5.3) | 30.9 (5.5) |
| Abnormal fetal presentation | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 |
| Premature rupture of membranes | 5.1 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| Fetal distress | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| Disorders of amniotic fluid | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| Disproportionate fetal growth | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Post-term delivery | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| Multiple gestation | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Intrauterine growth retardation | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
*
Only the most frequently reported clinical characteristics are shown.
AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.