Table 1.
Descriptive data for patients aged ≥45 years with diagnoses of AF (n=12,283), for men and women divided by age-groups, in primary care attending the 75 PHCCs between January 1st 2001 and December 31st 2007
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45–64 years | 65–74 years | ≥75 years | 45–64 years | 65–74 years | ≥75 years | |
| Number of patients | n=1,592 | n=2,042 | n=3,012 | n=626 | n=1,266 | n=3,745 |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 58.0 (4.9) | 69.9 (2.8) | 81.1 (4.4) | 58.9 (4.4) | 70.3 (2.8) | 82.4(4.9) |
| Mortality | 143 (9.0) | 399 (19.5) | 1,441 (47.8) | 43 (6.9) | 188 (14.9) | 1,740 (46.5) |
| Co-morbidity | ||||||
| Hypertension | 596 (37.4) | 961 (47.1) | 1,242 (41.2) | 255 (40.7) | 640 (50.6) | 1,892 (50.5) |
| Coronary heart disease | 246 (15.5) | 505 (24.7) | 971 (32.2) | 86 (13.7) | 273 (21.6) | 1,153 (30.8) |
| Congestive heart failure | 427 (26.8) | 783 (38.3) | 1,646 (54.7) | 154 (24.6) | 475 (37.5) | 2,199 (59.7) |
| Valvular heart disease | 50 (3.1) | 74 (3.6) | 170 (5.6) | 25 (4.0) | 63 (5.0) | 189 (5.1) |
| Cardiomyopathy | 37 (2.3) | 15 (0.7) | 8 (0.3) | 9 (1.4) | 8 (0.6) | 13 (0.4) |
| Cerebrovascular diseases | 171 (19.7) | 372 (18.2) | 734 (24.4) | 81 (12.9) | 231 (18.3) | 977 (26.1) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 292 (18.3) | 492 (24.1) | 528 (17.5) | 113 (18.1) | 293 (23.1) | 687 (18.3) |
| Depression | 108 (6.8) | 107 (5.2) | 197 (6.5) | 79 (12.6) | 136 (10.7) | 412 (11.0) |
| Anxiety disorders | 52 (3.3) | 43 (2.1) | 88 (2.9) | 35 (5.6) | 75 (5.9) | 203 (5.4) |
| Anticoagulant treatment | 909 (57.1) | 1,331 (65.2) | 1,476 (49.0) | 333 (53.2) | 762 (60.2) | 1,596 (42.6) |
| Educational level | ||||||
| Compulsory schooling | 477 (30.2) | 807 (40.1) | 1,202 (44.5) | 200 (32.3) | 552 (45.0) | 1,847 (59.5) |
| Secondary schooling | 681 (43.2) | 728 (36.2) | 958 (35.5) | 265 (42.8) | 447 (36.4) | 916 (29.5) |
| College and/or university studies | 420 (26.6) | 477 (23.7) | 540 (20.0) | 154 (24.9) | 228 (18.6) | 342 (11.0) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 896 (56.5) | 1,325 (65.1) | 1,729 (57.7) | 333 (53.2) | 565 (44.8) | 765 (20.5) |
| Unmarried | 284 (17.9) | 167 (8.2) | 179 (6.0) | 79 (12.6) | 90 (7.1) | 230 (6.2) |
| Divorced | 363 (22.9) | 359 (17.6) | 299 (10.0) | 134 (21.4) | 232 (18.4) | 426 (11.4) |
| Widowed | 44 (2.8) | 184 (9.0) | 792 (26.4) | 80 (12.8) | 373 (29.6) | 2,304 (61.9) |
| Neighborhood SES | ||||||
| High | 649 (40.8) | 836 (40.9) | 1,171 (38.9) | 218 (34.8) | 461 (36.4) | 1,269 (33.9) |
| Middle | 680 (42.7) | 914 (44.8) | 1,436 (47.7) | 274 (43.8) | 593 (46.8) | 1,910 (51.0) |
| Low | 263 (16.5) | 292 (14.3) | 405 (13.5) | 134 (21.4) | 212 (16.8) | 566 (15.1) |
Information on educational level and marital status is missing for some individuals.