Table 1 Characteristics of the analyzed population by year

Female, n(%)

47 617

(57.6)

48 024

(57.4)

48 911 (57.6)

48 837 (57.6)

50 976 (57.6)

Age, median (IQR)

61.0

(21.0)

61.0

(20.0)

61.0

(21.0)

62.0

(21.0)

61.0

(21.0)

[40–64[ years, n(%)

49 311

(59.6)

49 232

(58.8)

49 452

(58.3)

48 380

(57.1)

50 834

(57.5)

[64–80[ years, n(%)

24 221

(29.3)

24 963

(29.8)

25 627

(30.2)

26 244

(31.0)

27 292

(30.9)

[80–100[ years, n(%)

9 210

(11.1)

9 472

(11.3)

9 810

(11.6)

10 153

(12.0)

10 306

(11.7)

LoS in days, median (IQR)

4.0 (7.0)

4.0 (7.0)

4.0 (8.0)

5.0 (9.0)

5.0 (8.0)

CVD Risk Category

Low-to-moderate risk, n(%)

39 892

(48.2)

39 441

(47.1)

39 086

(46.0)

37 743

(44.5)

39 320

(44.5)

High risk, n(%)

18 573

(22.4)

19 104

(22.8)

19 868 (23.4)

20 007 (23.6)

20 791 (23.5)

Very high risk, n(%)

22 162

(26.8)

23 094

(27.6)

24 029 (28.3)

24 693 (29.2)

25 553 (28.9)

- ASCVD, n(%)

9 290

(11.2)

9 493

(11.3)

9 456

(11.1)

9 516

(11.2)

9 720

(11.0)

- ASCVD-risk equivalent, n(%)

12 872

(15.6)

13 656

(16.3)

14 573

(17.2)

15 177

(17.9)

15 833

(17.9)

Risk category unknown

2 115

(2.6)

2 028

(2.4)

1 906

(2.2)

2 334

(2.8)

2 768

(3.1)

Number of episodes

Hospital admissions, n(%)

8 560

(1.3)

8 309

(1.3)

8 125

(1.3)

7 120

(1.2)

7 660

(1.2)

Hospital outpatient visits, n(%)

161 925

(25.4)

160 862

(25.4)

156 564

(24.5)

129 350

(22.5)

154 437

(24.6)

Emergency visits, n(%)

44 205

(6.9)

41 145

(6.5)

42 560

(6.7)

38 549

(6.7)

42 058

(6.7)

Primary care scheduled visits, n(%)

355 716

(55.7)

356 582

(56.2)

363 873

(57.0)

374 882

(65.2)

407 430

(65.0)

Primary care unscheduled visits, n(%)

67 747

(10.6)

67 322

(10.6)

67 311

(10.5)

25 001

(4.3)

15 402

(2.5)