| Characteristic | Condition; no. (%) of patients/population* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute coronary syndromes n = 6342 | Heart failure n = 4780 | Alberta population ≥ 35 yr of age n = 1 953 830 | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 2340 (36.9) | 2393 (50.1) | 983 570 (50.3) |
| Male | 4002 (63.1) | 2387 (49.9) | 970 260 (49.7) |
| Age, yr | |||
| Mean ± SD | 65.9 ± 13.7 | 76.6 ± 12.3 | 54.1 ± 13.4 |
| Median (IQR) | 65 (77-55) | 79 (86-69) | 52 (62-43) |
| Socioeconomic proxy | |||
| Nonsubsidized adults | 2390 (37.7) | 497 (10.4) | 1 373 349 (70.3) |
| Subsidized adults | 704 (11.1) | 349 (7.3) | 169 665 (8.7) |
| People aged ≥ 65 yr | 3248 (51.2) | 3934 (82.3) | 410 816 (21.0) |
| Comorbidity score (based on ≥ 2 physician claims in prior 2 yr) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 1.1 ± 1.5 | 2.3 ± 1.9 | - |
| Median (IQR) | 1 (2-0) | 2 (3-1) | - |
| ≥ 2 physician claims in prior 2 yr | |||
| COPD | 1009 (15.9) | 1669 (34.9) | - |
| Diabetes | 1429 (22.5) | 1620 (33.9) | - |
| Hypertension | 3270 (51.6) | 2950 (61.7) | - |
| Kidney disease | 377 (5.9) | 790 (16.5) | - |
| Acute coronary syndromes | 2212 (34.9) | 1570 (32.8) | - |
| Heart failure | 788 (12.4) | 2573 (53.8) | - |
| Hospital admission in prior 2 yr | 2012 (31.7) | 2803 (58.6) | - |
| Emergency department presentation for acute coronary syndromes in prior 2 yr | 602 (9.5) | 399 (8.3) | - |
| Emergency department presentation for heart failure in prior 2 yr | 247 (3.9) | 885 (18.5) | - |
| No. of general practitioner claims in prior 2 yr | |||
| Mean ± SD | 18.8 ± 24.0 | 38.3 ± 39.5 | - |
| Median (IQR) | 11 (23-5) | 26 (52-11) | - |
| Specialist claim in prior 2 yr | 3487 (55.0) | 3343 (69.9) | - |
| No. of specialist claims in prior 2 yr | |||
| Mean ± SD | 6.0 ± 12.6 | 10.8 ± 18.5 | - |
| Median (IQR) | 1 (7-0) | 3 (13-0) | - |
Note: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation.
*Except where noted otherwise.