Table 2.

Number and percentages of deaths due to cardiovascular diseases 5 years within the cohort.

	N (%)	p
Proportion Days Covered in 5 years' follow-up
< 40%	1290 (1.8%)	< 0.001
40–79%	305 (1.2%)
≥ 80%	2230 (1.8%)
Gender
Male	1924 (2.0%)	< 0.001
Female	1901 (1.6%)
Age
< 50	140 (0.23%)	< 0.001
50–59	200 (0.48%)
60–69	521 (1.25%)
≥ 70	2964 (4.06%)
Public assistance
Yes	1033 (3.1%)	< 0.001
No	2727 (1.5%)
Service type on first visit
In-/day-patient clinic	2627 (4.0%)	< 0.001
Special out-patient clinic	513 (0.8%)
Accident and emergency department	132 (0.8%)
General Outpatient Clinics	439 (0.7%)
Others	114 (1.9%)
District of residence
Hong Kong	657 (1.7%)	< 0.001
Kowloon	1571 (2.1%)
New Territories	1597 (1.5%)
First prescription
ACEIs	630 (2.7%)	< 0.001
Alpha blockers	168 (1.2%)
Beta blockers	1012 (1.0%)
CCBs	1744 (2.7%)
Thiazide diuretics	271 (1.6%)
Co-morbidity
0	1851 (1.4%)	< 0.001
1	1537 (2.2%)
2	388 (2.7%)
≥ 3	49 (3.4%)