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Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Populations

From: Comparison of different comorbidity measures for use with administrative data in predicting short- and long-term mortality

 

AMI

(n = 8,961)

COPD

(n = 32,755)

Age in years (mean ± SD)

66.31 ± 13.36

72.54 ± 12.10

Male

6,457

(72.06%)

23,650

(72.20%)

Aborigines

161

(1.80%)

1,350

(4.12%)

Patients received surgery

1,299

(14.50%)

382

(1.17%)

In-hospital mortality

1,339

(14.94%)

990

(3.02%)

One-year mortality

2,426

(27.07%)

7,362

(22.48%)

  1. AMI = acute myocardial infarction; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.