Table 1 Overview of the AMI and background population in the six time periods
Period | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987–1991 | 1992–1996 | 1997–2001 | 2002–2006 | 2007–2011 | 2012–2016 | |
AMI population | ||||||
Individuals with incident AMI (N) | 85,146 | 69,906 | 58,408 | 59,454 | 50,601 | 45,324 |
Deaths within 28 days (N)* | 39,518 | 29,236 | 20,592 | 17,342 | 13,163 | 9,106 |
28-day mortality (%) | 46.4 | 41.8 | 35.3 | 29.2 | 26.0 | 20.1 |
AMI age (mean (sd)) | 70.6 (12.7) | 70.8 (13.0) | 70.5 (13.6) | 70.6 (14.0) | 70.3 (14.2) | 69.3 (13.9) |
Men (%) | 60.8 | 59.4 | 59.2 | 59.6 | 60.7 | 63.0 |
Background population | ||||||
Cohabitation (%) | 44.0 | 43.2 | 43.0 | 42.8 | 42.5 | 41.4 |
Low education (%) | 48.4 | 45.0 | 41.1 | 38.2 | 36.4 | 34.0 |
Unemployment (%) | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
Low income (%) | 30.6 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 31.0 |