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Table 1 Age-stratified distribution of population characteristics

From: New potential determinants of disability in aged persons with myocardial infarction: results from the KORINNA-study

 

Population aged 65–74 years n = 152

Population aged 75–92 years n = 181

Variable

Total %a

No disability %a

Disability %a

Total %a

No disability %a

Disability %a

Demography

Male sex

69.7

75.0

60.7

56.4

70.5

49.2

Married

77.5

78.1

76.4

57.6

73.3

49.6

School education

100

36.3

36.7

100

34.7

65.3

≥12 years

14.7

15.8

12.7

4.2

3.45

4.6

10 years

12.7

12.6

12.7

17.4

17.2

17.4

9 years

72.7

71.6

74.6

78.4

79.3

78.0

Clinical parameters

Heart failure

23.0

12.5

41.1

40.9

18.0

52.5

Blood pressure > 130/80 mmHg

17.1

15.6

19.6

23.2

23.0

23.3

Cardiac arrest

13.8

11.5

17.9

17.7

9.8

21.7

Re-infarction

21.7

21.9

21.4

29.4

26.2

31.1

ST-segment elevation

40.1

46.9

28.6

33.2

36.1

31.7

Pathological lung sounds

18.5)

12.6

28.6)

17.9)

8.3

22.7

Interventions

Pacemaker

18.4

9.4

33.9

14.4

6.6

18.3

Coronary artery bypass graft

16.5

7.3

32.1

13.3

6.6

16.7

PTCAb with stent

74.3

87.5

51.8

61.3

75.4

54.2

Co-morbidities

      

Cognitive impairmentc

14.1

11.8

17.9

18.5

11.7

22.0

Recent vision decline

23.8

23.2

25.0

30.9

23.2

33.3

Hearing loss both ears

12.2

7.5

20.0

31.2

20.3

36.8

Oedema of lower limb

12.2

5.3

24.1

18.1

6.6

18.1

Diabetes mellitus

33.6

24.0

50.0

32.0

16.4

40.0

Angina pectoris

21.9

20.0

25.0

38.9

30.0

43.3

Circulatory disturbances in legs

12.5

9.38

17.9

23.2

14.8

27.5

Stroke

7.9

5.2

12.5

10.1

5.1

12.6

Osteoporosis

7.2

5.2

10.7

11.1

4.9

14.2

Depressive symptomsd

2.8

2.2

3.6

6.3

0.0

9.4

Lifestyle, personal and environmental factors

   

Social support average or abovee

93.1

95.6

89.1

80.6

84.8

78.5

Nutrition deficientf

81.6

77.2

89.1

82.4

66.1

90.6

Smoker or ex-smoker

64.5

64.6

64.3

52.4

61.0

47.8

Never smoker

35.5

35.4

35.7

47.7

39.0

52.3

Obesityg

29.0

28.1

30.4

20.0

11.5

24.2

  1. aPercentages of factors with missing values refer to complete cases respectively.
  2. bPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
  3. cMini Mental State Exam <24.
  4. dGeriatric Depression Scale ≤10.
  5. eF-SozU <3.29.
  6. fSeniors in the Community: risk evaluation for eating and nutrition, Version II <43.
  7. gBody Mass Index ≥ 30 kg/m2.