Characteristics | n = 6172 |
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Age, mean (SD) | 65.3952 (11.82) |
Age group, n (%) | |
35-44 years | 321 (5.20) |
45-54 years | 912 (14.78) |
55-64 years | 1499 (24.29) |
65-74 years | 1758 (28.48) |
75-84 years | 1682 (27.25) |
Male, n (%) | 4036 (65.39) |
Episode length of stay, median (min, max) | 3 (1, 357) |
Accessibility and remoteness, n (%) n = 5902 | |
Major city | 4678 (79.26) |
Inner regional | 677 (11.47) |
Outer regional | 333 (5.64) |
Remote | 137 (2.32) |
Very remote | 77 (1.30) |
Australian socio-economic indices for area – Disadvantage, n (%) n = 5902 | |
Most Q1 | 1243 (21.06) |
Q2 | 1302 (22.06) |
Q3 | 1336 (22.64) |
Q4 | 1041 (17.64) |
Least Q5 | 980 (16.60) |
Atherothrombotic disease subtype at index admission | |
Coronary heart disease, n (%) | 4571 (74.06) |
Cerebrovascular disease, n (%) | 1242 (20.12) |
Peripheral arterial disease, n (%) | 359 (5.8) |
History of polyvascular disease at index admission | 768 (12.44) |
Comorbidities at index admission | |
Hypertension, n (%) | 4009 (64.95) |
Diabetes, n (%) | 1683 (27.27) |
Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 758 (12.28) |
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 1005 (16.28) |
Heart failure, n (%) | 862 (13.97) |
Chronic lung disease, n (%) | 764 (12.38) |
Cancer, n (%) | 1636 (26.51) |