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. 2014 Apr 15;15:22. doi: 10.1186/2050-6511-15-22

Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants diagnosed with cardiovascular disease

Characteristics
Death
Re-hospitalization for cardiovascular disease
 
CVD* cohort
AMI** cohort
CVD* cohort
AMI** cohort
  Number (%) Number (%) Number (%) Number (%)
Total
2219
 
673
 
2285
 
695
 
Men
1227
55%
365
54%
1269
56%
374
54%
Women
992
45%
308
46%
1016
44%
321
46%
Age group, years
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
<65
291
13%
57
8%
303
13%
62
9%
65-75
425
19%
95
14%
446
20%
98
14%
75-85
844
38%
280
42%
872
38%
292
42%
> = 85
659
30%
241
36%
664
29%
243
35%
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I. Bleeding before entry
1730
78%
513
76%
1773
78%
527
76%
II. Bleeding before entry and during the follow up
49
2%
22
3%
44
2%
20
3%
III. New bleeding during the follow up period
86
4%
41
6%
71
3%
33
5%
IV. Bleeding after endpoints
354
16%
97
14%
397
17%
115
17%
Cardiovascular disease history
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
1315
59%
456
68%
1361
60%
475
68%
Yes
904
41%
217
32%
924
40%
220
32%
Comorbidities (number)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0
1382
62%
328
49%
1426
62%
340
49%
1
628
28%
244
36%
643
28%
250
36%
2
173
8%
81
12%
178
8%
85
12%
≥3
36
2%
20
3%
38
2%
20
3%
Drug exposure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current clopidogrel and PPIs§
309
14%
95
14%
403
18%
116
17%
No current PPIs or clopidogrel
861
39%
211
31%
905
40%
226
33%
Current only PPIs
847
38%
316
47%
812
36%
308
44%
Current only clopidogrel
202
9%
51
8%
165
7%
45
6%
Patients with diagnosis of bleeding before entry
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current clopidogrel and PPIs
252
14%
78
15%
244
13%
77
14%
No current PPIs or clopidogrel
659
37%
154
29%
702
39%
164
30%
Current only PPIs
714
40%
265
50%
713
39%
266
49%
Current only clopidogrel
154
9%
38
7%
158
9%
40
7%
subtotal 1779   535   1817   547  

*CVD cardiovascular disease; **AMI acute myocardial infarction; §PPIs proton-pump inhibitors.