Table 1. Patient characteristics.

	All subjects		Kongsberg		Oslo
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Number of patients	165	100	90	55	75	45
Mean age	80.9+/- 0.8		79.0 +/- 1.1		83.2 +/- 1.1
Female	123	74.5	66	73.3	57	76
Coronary heart disease	41	25	23	26	18	24
Hypertension	62	38	33	37	29	39
Diabetes type I	7	4	3	3	4	5
Diabetes type II	15	9	10	11	5	7
COPD	31	19	17	19	14	19
Beta blockers	47	28	26	29	21	28
AT2-antagonists	23	14	13	14	10	13
ACE	27	16	21	23	6	8
Calcium antagonists	22	13	8	9	14	19
Digitalis	6	4	1	1	5	7
Nitrate	7	4	5	6	2	3
Diuretics	37	22	17	19	20	27
Cortisone	13	8	7	8	6	8
Statins	37	22	23	26	14	19
Sedatives	25	15	8	9	17	23
Antidepressives	35	35	15	17	20	27
Antiepileptics	7	4	4	4	3	4