Table 1 Characteristics of patients with a hospital admission for heart failure in 1997 or 2000.
From: Age- and gender-specific risk of death after first hospitalization for heart failure
Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 14,529 | 14,524 | 29,053 |
Age at admission (years) | |||
Mean | 74 | 78 | 76 |
Standard deviation | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Prior co-morbidities (%) | |||
cardiovascular disease | 44.2 | 37.5 | 40.9 |
- ischemic heart disease | 21.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 |
- acute myocardial infarction | 9.8 | 7.5 | 8.6 |
- stroke | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
- peripheral arterial disease | 7.9 | 4.6 | 6.2 |
- other cardiovascular disease | 24.7 | 22.5 | 23.6 |
diabetes mellitus | 15.1 | 20.4 | 17.8 |
Type of hospital (%) | |||
- academic | 13.0 | 9.9 | 11.5 |
Length of stay (days) | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Origin (%) | |||
-native Dutch | 90 | 89 | 89 |