Frequency distribution (%) of comorbidities diagnosed in the preceding three years, and secondary diagnoses at the index AMI hospitalisation, by area based deprivation status among hospitalised patients aged 35–84 years in Rome, 1998–2000
Area based deprivation status* | Overall | p Value for trend | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | missing | |||
N = 8467. *Deprivation status 1 is the most privileged and deprivation status 4 the most deprived category. | |||||||
Comorbidities diagnosed in preceding three years | |||||||
Diabetes | 5.9 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 7.0 | <0.01 |
Hypertension | 9.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 8.1 | 10.6 | 0.01 |
COPD | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | <0.01 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.06 |
Angina or other ischaemic heart disease | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 0.52 |
Conduction disorders | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.51 |
Arrhythmia | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.18 |
Heart failure | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.02 |
Secondary diagnoses at time of index event | |||||||
Diabetes | 13.2 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 0.01 |
Hypertension | 29.6 | 30.7 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 25.3 | 29.3 | 0.39 |
COPD | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.3 | <0.01 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.99 |
Angina or other ischaemic heart disease | 12.1 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 0.88 |
Conduction disorders | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 0.82 |
Arrhythmia | 20.1 | 22.1 | 23.7 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 23.1 | <0.01 |
Heart failure | 13.5 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 13.7 | 0.31 |