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Table 1 Characteristics of men and women with a hospital admission for heart failure in the periods between 2000 and 2002 and 2008–2010

From: Mortality after hospital admission for heart failure: improvement over time, equally strong in women as in men

 

2000–02

2008–10

2000–02

2008–10

Men

Men

Women

Women

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total No. patients

19,309

 

20,921

 

19,539

 

22,043

 

Mean age in years at admission (SD)

74 (11)

 

75 (11)

 

78 (11)

 

79 (11)

 

Mean Charlson comorbidity index (SD)

0.7 (1.1)

 

0.7 (1.2)

 

0.5 (1.0)

 

0.5 (1.0)

 

Charlson comorbidity index score ≥ 1

7119

37%

7711

37%

5875

30%

6497

30%

 Myocardial infarction

2866

15%

2485

12%

1690

9%

1514

7%

 Stroke

1053

5%

1294

6%

941

5%

1319

6%

 Peripheral artery disease

1122

6%

1085

5%

541

3%

496

2%

 Renal disease

496

3%

800

4%

346

2%

534

2%

 Cancer

1219

6%

1839

9%

996

5%

1400

6%

Marital state

 Single

7572

39%

7988

38%

15,249

78%

16,338

74%

 Marrieda

11,737

61%

12,933

62%

4290

22%

5705

26%

Median length of admission in days (IQR)

8 (9)

 

6 (8)

 

9 (10)

 

7 (10)

 
  1. Abbreviations: SD Standard Deviation; IQR Interquartile Range
  2. aMarried or registered partnership