2000–02 | 2008–10 | 2000–02 | 2008–10 | |||||
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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) |