Table 1

Patient populations. Patient characteristics and medical history for each population at the time of the index diagnosis. Age is reported as mean ± standard deviation. All other values are reported as number (%).



Reference Populations



Item
PAD
N = 16,440
MI
N = 15,590
Stroke
N = 18,704

Age (years)
67.3 ± 9.2
66.9 ± 11.1
70.5 ± 9.9
Male
9,030 (55)
9,955 (64)
9,723 (52)
Qualifying diagnosis in hospital
1,659 (10)
8,954 (56)
6,733 (36)
Medical History



          Atrial Fibrillation
862 (5)
905 (6)
1,812 (10)
          Angina
5,446 (33)
6,435 (41)
4,849 (26)
          Congestive Heart Failure
4,178 (25)
3,902 (25)
5,324 (29)
          Diabetes Mellitus
3,172 (19)
3,693 (24)
4,487 (24)
          Hypercholesterolemia
1,128 (7)
1,498 (10)
1,183 (6)
          Hypertension
9,554 (58)
9,502 (61)
12,603 (67)
          Ischemic Stroke
2,111 (13)
1,001 (6)
4,408 (24)
          Myocardial Infarction
2,868 (18)
3,672 (24)
2,211 (12)
          Transient Ischemic Attack
2,217 (14)
1,372 (9)
5,151 (28)

Caro et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2005 5:14   doi:10.1186/1471-2261-5-14