| |
264,947 (100.0)
|
139,182 (100.0)
| |
|
Age, mean (SD)a
|
65.6 (10.9)
|
64.5 (11.3)
|
0.098
|
|
Male sex
|
118,262 (44.6)
|
74,702 (53.7)
|
0.181
|
|
At least 5 medical outpatient visits
|
170,234 (64.3)
|
77,032 (55.4)
|
0.182
|
|
At least 1 hospitalisation
|
59,591 (22.5)
|
45,777 (32.9)
|
0.234
|
|
Myocardial infarction
|
15,056 (5.7)
|
18,899 (13.6)
|
0.270
|
|
Stroke
|
7150 (2.7)
|
5480 (3.9)
|
0.069
|
|
Hypertension
|
110,508 (41.7)
|
59,705 (42.9)
|
0.024
|
|
Hypercholesterolemia
|
88,458 (33.4)
|
47,005 (33.8)
|
0.008
|
|
Peripheral vascular disease
|
5446 (2.1)
|
3338 (2.4)
|
0.023
|
|
Congestive heart failure
|
11,337 (4.3)
|
8830 (6.3)
|
0.092
|
|
Coronary artery bypass graft
|
3589 (1.4)
|
3189 (2.3)
|
0.070
|
|
Percutaneous coronary intervention
|
7742 (2.9)
|
14,089 (10.1)
|
0.295
|
|
Dispensation of loop diuretics
|
16,612 (6.3)
|
10,188 (7.3)
|
0.042
|
|
Dispensation of calcium blockers
|
64,569 (24.4)
|
32,192 (23.1)
|
0.029
|
|
Dispensation of beta-blockers
|
77,669 (29.3)
|
49,147 (35.3)
|
0.128
|
|
Dispensation of angiotensin receptor blockers
|
35,741 (13.5)
|
25,325 (18.2)
|
0.129
|
|
Dispensation of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
|
52,563 (19.8)
|
36,030 (25.9)
|
0.144
|
|
At least 5 different drugs dispensed
|
151,395 (57.1)
|
84,503 (60.7)
|
0.073
|
