Table 5.

Number of hospitalizations following acute myocardial infarction in the Italian population aged ≥ 45 years old

Age group (years)	2001		2002		2003		2004		2005
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
45–64	27,359	5279	28,594	5673	29,434	5972	30,294	6400	29,925	6443
65–74	18,909	8637	20,109	9149	20,995	9543	21,476	10,080	21,621	10,145
>75	18,234	19,495	20,804	22,513	22,908	24,463	22,935	25,118	24,040	26,576
Total	97,913		106,842		113,315		116,303		117,750

Abbreviations: M, male; F, female.