Table 1.
Characteristics for patients aged ≥45 years with diagnoses of AF, categorized into all including men and women and also deceased men and women, at baseline (n = 12 283) in primary care attending the 75 PHCCs between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2007
| All men and women | All men | All women | Deceased men | Deceased women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | N = 12 283 | N = 6646 | N = 5637 | N = 1983 | N = 1971 |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 74.4 (10.1) | 72.1 (10.2) | 77.1 (9.3) | 78.3 (8.3) | 82.3 (7.1) |
| Age groups (years), | |||||
| 45–54 | 475 (3.9) | 370 (5.6) | 105 (1.9) | 24 (1.2) | 5 (0.3) |
| 55–64 | 1743 (14.2) | 1222 (18.4) | 521 (9.2) | 119 (6.0) | 38 (1.9) |
| 65–74 | 3308 (26.9) | 2042 (30.7) | 1266 (22.5) | 399 (20.1) | 188 (9.5) |
| 75–79 | 2427 (19.8) | 1257 (18.9) | 1170 (20.8) | 459 (23.2) | 334 (17.0) |
| 80–84 | 2447 (19.9) | 1.083 (16.3) | 1364 (24.2) | 525 (26.5) | 603 (30.6) |
| ≥85 | 1883 (15.3) | 672 (10.1) | 1211 (21.5) | 457 (23.1) | 803 (40.7) |
| Deceased | 3954 (32.2) | 1983 (29.8) | 1971 (35.0) | 1983 | 1971 |
| Educational level | (n = 11 241) | (n = 6290) | (n = 4951) | (n = 1738) | (n = 1499) |
| Basic schooling | 5085 (45.2) | 2486 (39.5) | 2599 (52.5) | 853 (49.1) | 942 (62.8) |
| Secondary schooling | 3995 (35.5) | 2.367 (37.6) | 1628 (32.9) | 587 (33.8) | 429 (28.6) |
| College and/or university studies | 2161 (19.2) | 1437 (22.9) | 724 (14.6) | 298 (17.2) | 128 (8.5) |
| Marital status | (n = 12 232) | (n = 6621) | (n = 5611) | (n = 1969) | (n = 1953) |
| Married | 5613 (45.9) | 3950 (59.7) | 1663 (29.6) | 1026 (52.1) | 373 (19.1) |
| Unmarried | 1029 (8.4) | 630 (9.5) | 399 (7.1) | 168 (8.5) | 127 (6.5) |
| Divorced | 1813 (14.8) | 1021 (15.4) | 792 (14.1) | 268 (13.6) | 240 (12.3) |
| Widowed | 3777 (30.9) | 1020 (15.4) | 2757 (49.1) | 507 (25.8) | 1213 (62.1) |
| Neighbourhood SES | |||||
| High | 4604 (37.5) | 2956 (40.0) | 1948 (35.6) | 697 (35.2) | 635 (32.2) |
| Middle | 5807 (47.3) | 3030 (45.6) | 2777 (49.3) | 986 (49.7) | 1013 (51.4) |
| Low | 1872 (15.2) | 960 (14.4) | 912 (16.2) | 300 (15.1) | 323 (16.4) |
| Diagnosis | |||||
| Hypertension | 5586 (45.5) | 2799 (42.1) | 2787 (49.4) | 779 (39.3) | 853 (43.3) |
| Coronary heart disease | 3234 (26.3) | 1722 (25.9) | 1512 (26.8) | 688 (34.7) | 684 (34.7) |
| Congestive heart failure | 2308 (18.8) | 1155 (17.4) | 1153 (20.5) | 1296 (65.4) | 1371 (69.6) |
| Valvular disease | 571 (4.7) | 294 (4.4) | 277 (4.9) | 112 (5.7) | 119 (6.0) |
| Cardiomyopathy | 90 (0.7) | 60 (0.9) | 30 (0.5) | 20 (1.0) | 7 (0.4) |
| Cerebro-vascular diseases | 2566 (20.9) | 1277 (19.2) | 1289 (22.9) | 554 (27.9) | 641 (32.5) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2405 (19.6) | 1312 (19.7) | 1093 (19.4) | 428 (21.6) | 411 (20.9) |
| Depression | 1039 (8.5) | 412 (6.2) | 627 (11.1) | 159 (8.0) | 228 (11.6) |
| Anxiety disorders | 496 (4.0) | 183 (2.8) | 313 (5.6) | 62 (3.1) | 102 (5.2) |
Note: Information on educational level and marital status is missing for some individuals, why number of individuals with data on this are shown in the table.