Table 1 Demographic characteristics of included cases
Heart valvular disease (N = 44,557) | No Heart valvular disease (N = 756,753) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Incidence rate | 5.56% | < 0.0001 | |
Age group | < 0.0001 | ||
≤ 40 | 0.38% | 2.44% | |
40–64 | 13.28% | 35.31% | |
65–80 | 37.83% | 40.22% | |
≥ 80 | 48.52% | 22.04% | |
Sex | < 0.0001 | ||
Male | 32.50% | 40.42% | |
Female | 67.50% | 59.58% | |
Race/ethnicity | < 0.0001 | ||
White | 91.27% | 86.51% | |
Black | 3.38% | 6.50% | |
Hispanic | 2.59% | 3.56% | |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 0.93% | 1.08% | |
Native American | 0.21% | 0.36% | |
Other | 1.61% | 1.98% | |
Nature of admission | < 0.0001 | ||
Elective admission | 48.78% | 70.88% | |
Non-elective admission | 51.22% | 29.12% | |
Comorbidity | < 0.0001 | ||
1 | 0.18% | 1.68% | |
2 | 7.54% | 23.63% | |
≥ 3 | 92.28% | 74.69% | |