Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics

Characteristic	n=89 412
Age, y	67.6±13
Male, n (%)	57 499 (64.1)
Medical Condition
Cerebral vascular disease, n (%)	3737 (4.2)
Pulmonary vascular disease, n (%)	1293 (1.4)
Cancer, n (%)	1650 (1.8)
Cardiac arrhythmias, n (%)	2854 (3.2)
Acute renal failure, n (%)	684 (0.8)
Chronic renal failure, n (%)	1079 (1.5)
Diabetes with complications, n (%)	3905 (4.4)
Pulmonary oedema, n (%)	863 (1.0)
Shock, n (%)	809 (0.9)
Peptic ulcer, n (%)	1258 (1.4)
Prescribed Drugs
Beta blocker, n (%)	66 734 (74.4)
Ace‐inhibitor, n (%)	40 065 (44.7)
Acetylsalicylacid, n (%)	51 653 (57.6)
Clopidogrel, n (%)	40 383 (45.0)
Antidiabetic drugs, n (%)	10 769 (12.0)
Loop diuretics, n (%)	32 906 (36.7)
Digitalis, n (%)	6220 (6.9)
Statins, n (%)	56.044 (62.5)