Table 1.

Demographic, concomitant conditions, and precipitating factors

Characteristics	Total (n)	Total (%)
Age (year), mean±SD		67.8 (13.2)
Male	918	57.2
Concomitant chronic conditions
Coronary artery disease	957	59.6
Hypertension	1076	67
Diabetes mellitus	673	41.9
Atrial fibrillation	626	39
Previous stroke or TIA	177	11
Renal failure	453	28.2
Anemia	772	48.1
Venous thromboembolism	74	4.6
Peripheral artery diseases	103	6.4
Depression	273	17
Ca ncer	156	9.7
Precipitating factors
Acute coronary syndrome	236	14.7
Arrhythmia	403	25.1
Infection	471	29.3
Non-compliance with therapy	382	23.8

TIA - transient ischemic attack; SD - standard deviation