Table 1 Registered population, prevalence of chronic atrial fibrillation (CAF), patients established on warfarin treatment, and proportion treated, at five primary health care centres.
Age group | <45 | 45–64 | 65–74 | 75–84 | 85+ | Total | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Registered population | N | 45294 | 18539 | 5125 | 4470 | 1718 | 75146 | 38851 |
Diagnosed CAF (n = 419) | % | <0.01 | 0.19 | 2.19 | 3.94 | 5.59 | 0.60 | 0.54 |
Age adjusted | 0.62 | 0.60 | ||||||
Established treatment (n = 211) | % | <0.01 | 0.16 | 1.35 | 2.04 | 1.05 | 0.28 | 0.23 |
Age adjusted | 0.28 | 0.25 | ||||||
Proportion treated | % | - | 85.7 | 61.6 | 51.7 | 18.8 | 50.4 | 42.2* |