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Table 1 Characteristics of patients discharged from hospital with a main diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, Switzerland, for period 1998–2008

From: Trends in hospital discharges, management and in-hospital mortality from acute myocardial infarction in Switzerland between 1998 and 2008

Year

Number of discharges

Women (%)

Age (years)

Rate §

1998

5,530

31.8

66.5 ± 13.9

98.2

1999

6,731

31.4

66.9 ± 13.7

118.8

2000

7,462

31.4

67.2 ± 13.6

130.7

2001

8,235

32.4

67.0 ± 14.0

142.5

2002

9,004

31.3

67.0 ± 14.0

154.2

2003

8,987

31.2

67.2 ± 14.2

152.5

2004

9,251

30.8

66.8 ± 14.1

155.5

2005

9,804

30.3

67.3 ± 14.0

163.5

2006

11,521

29.2

66.9 ± 13.9

190.3

2007

12,370

29.9

67.3 ± 13.9

201.4

2008

13,834

31.3

67.6 ± 13.8

221.3

  1. Results are expressed as percentage or as mean ± standard deviation. Trends assessed by Cochran-Armitage test or linear regression: p < 0.001 for gender and age. § defined as the ratio between the number of discharges and the adult (≥18 years) population, expressed per 100,000 inhabitants.