Table 4 Incidence rates and mortality rates for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in different national and international studies carried out in the elderly.
All incidence rates | All mortality rates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study Period of Study (Reference No.) | Age Group | Men | Women | Men | Women |
EPICARDIAN Study REGICOR-65 plus (24)* | 65-74 | 981(921-1044) 599(528-670) | 351(316-389) 166(131-202) | 456(416-499) 220(177-263) | 142(120-167) 55(35-75) |
75-84 | 858(802-917) 972(840-1105) | 623(576-673) 409(338-481) | 442(402-485) 570(468-672) | 350(315-388) 223(170-276) | |
>85 | 1244(1177-1314) 1071(791-1351) | 1118(1054-185) 671(307-836) | 933(875-994) 740(506-973) | 745(693-800) 426(295-558) | |
EPICARDIAN Study** 1994-2004 | >65 | 957(898-1018) | 546(502-594) | 484(442-529) | 293(260-329) |
Oxford Study 1994-95 (30) | 65-79 | 1585 | 868 | 826 | 478 |
Rotterdam Study 1990-2000 (26) | >55 | 840(660-1020)1 420(280-550)2 | 310(230-390)1 360(2.60-450)2 | ||
Bronx Aging Study 1981-89 (31) | >75 | 4700 (total) | 3900 (total) | ||
Cardiovascular Health Study 1989-90 (32) | >65 | 2070 | 790 | ||
Framingham Heart Study1960-1999 (33) | 65-74 | 1800 | 800 | ||
75-84 | 2700 | 1400 | |||