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Table 2 Cumulative number of cases and risk by sex and age of different CHD diagnostic categories in 10 years of follow-up (1995-2004).

From: Ten-year fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction incidence in elderly populations in Spain: the EPICARDIAN cohort study

CHD diagnostic

Categories

 

Males

 

Females

 

Total

(95%CI)

p

  

65-74

75-84

<85

All males

(95%CI)

65-74

75-84

<85

All females

(95%CI)

  

Non-fatal definite AMI

No. of events

38

15

3

56

19

14

6

39

95

 
 

%

3.9

3.1

2.3

3.5 (2.6-4.5)

p = 0.53

1.5

2.0

2.8

1.8 (1.3-2.5)

p = 0.42

2.5 (2.1-3.1)

<0.05

Possible AMI

No. of events

15

8

2

25

10

12

4

26

51

 
 

%

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.6 (1.0-2.3)

p = 0.8

0.8

1.7

1.8

1.2 (0.8-1.7)

p = 0.142

1.4 (1.0-1.8)

0.05

Sudden death

No. of events

13

14

6

33

2

19

4

25

58

 
 

%

1.3

2.9

4.6

2.1(1.4-2.9)

p < 0.05

0.2

2.7

1.8

1.2 (0.7-1.7)

p < 0.001

1.6 (1.2-2.0)

<0.001

Fatal and non-fatal

definite AMI

No. of events

71

31

12

114

32

32

18

82

196

 
 

%

7.3

6.4

9.2

7.2(6.0-8.5)

p = 0.51

2.6

4.6

8.3

3.8(3.0-4.7)

p < 0.001

5.3 (4.6-6.0)

<0.001

Ischemic event

No. of events

99

53

20

172

44

63

26

133

305

 
 

%

10.2

10.9

15.4

10.8(9.3-12.3)

p = 0.2

3.6

9.1

12

6.2 (5.2-7.3)

p < 0.001

8.2 (7.3-9.1)

<0.001

Possible and non-

fatal definite AMI

No. of events

53

23

5

81

29

26

10

65

146

 
 

%

5.4

4.7

3.8

5.1(4.0-6.2)

p = 0.67

2.4

3.8

4.6

3.0

p = 0.085

3.9 (3.3-4.6)

0.01

  1. CI: Confidence Intervals. "p" represents differences by age and gender. Ischemic event includes all coronary events that
  2. satisfy the criteria for non-fatal definite myocardial infarction or coronary death (fatal definite infarction,
  3. fatal possible infarction, or sudden death)