| |
116,014 (100.0)
|
116,014 (100.0)
| |
|
Age, mean (SD)a
|
64.6 (11.2)
|
64.6 (11.2)
|
0.002
|
|
Male sex
|
58,194 (50.2)
|
58,494 (50.4)
|
0.005
|
|
At least 5 medical outpatient visits
|
66,453 (57.3)
|
66,390 (57.2)
|
0.001
|
|
At least 1 hospitalisation
|
28,265 (24.4)
|
28,604 (24.7)
|
0.007
|
|
Myocardial infarction
|
7558 (6.5)
|
7995 (6.9)
|
0.015
|
|
Stroke
|
3620 (3.1)
|
3897 (3.4)
|
0.013
|
|
Hypertension
|
48,268 (41.6)
|
48,474 (41.8)
|
0.004
|
|
Hypercholesterolemia
|
37,486 (32.3)
|
37,841 (32.6)
|
0.007
|
|
Peripheral vascular disease
|
2293 (2.0)
|
2671 (2.3)
|
0.023
|
|
Congestive heart failure
|
5198 (4.5)
|
5479 (4.7)
|
0.012
|
|
Coronary artery bypass graft
|
1670 (1.4)
|
1661 (1.4)
|
0.001
|
|
Percutaneous coronary intervention
|
4590 (4.0)
|
4846 (4.2)
|
0.011
|
|
Dispensation of loop diuretics
|
7139 (6.2)
|
7256 (6.3)
|
0.004
|
|
Dispensation of calcium blockers
|
26,510 (22.9)
|
26,716 (23.0)
|
0.004
|
|
Dispensation of beta-blockers
|
33,901 (29.2)
|
34,389 (29.6)
|
0.009
|
|
Dispensation of angiotensin receptor blockers
|
20,345 (17.5)
|
20,876 (18.0)
|
0.012
|
|
Dispensation of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
|
24,472 (21.1)
|
25,289 (21.8)
|
0.017
|
|
At least 5 different drugs dispensed
|
66,600 (57.4)
|
66,820 (57.6)
|
0.004
|
