Table 2.
Characteristics of sampled hospitalised patients based on Veterans Health Administration data*
| All patients (n=497) |
|
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 66.1 (11.4) |
| Age groups, n (%) | |
| < 55 years old | 66 (13.3) |
| 55–64 years old | 174 (35.0) |
| 65–74 years old | 124 (25.0) |
| ≥ 75 years old | 133 (26.8) |
| Sex, n (%) male | 491 (98.8) |
| Race, n (%) | |
| White | 373 (75.1) |
| Black | 101 (20.3) |
| Other | 23 (4.6) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 416 (83.7) |
| Hyperlipidaemia, n (%) | 292 (58.8) |
| Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, n (%) | 307 (61.8) |
| Type 2 diabetes, n (%) | 430 (86.5) |
| Chronic kidney disease: stages 3–5, n (%) | 206 (41.5) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 31.3 (7.3) |
| Haemoglobin A1C (%), mean (SD) | 6.98 (1.6) |
*Covariate data were collected from administrative sources, Veterans Health Administration data linked to Medicare and Medicaid data for the 730 days preceding the study hospitalisation.