Table 3 Percentages of subjects who were hospitalised for specific diseases during 1996 and 2001, before the enrolment in study by age group
| Â | Age (years) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | Total |
Subjects | 289,539 | 420,169 | 821,153 | 214,332 | 153,705 | 1,898,898 |
Subjects hospitalized % | 58,304 | 94,211 | 226,109 | 87,416 | 74,890 | 540,930 |
   Non accidental causes | 20.1 | 22.4 | 27.5 | 40.8 | 48.7 | 28.5 |
   Cardiovascular causes | 0.49 | 1.50 | 4.27 | 11.59 | 16.24 | 4.88 |
Hypertension | 0.05 | 0.12 | 2.52 | 11.07 | 16.52 | 3.71 |
Ischemic Hearth Disease | 0.01 | 0.02 | 1.13 | 5.33 | 8.36 | 1.77 |
Congestive Heart Failure | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.25 | 1.67 | 4.01 | 0.63 |
Peripheral Vascular Disorders | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.30 | 1.98 | 3.59 | 0.65 |
Arrhytmia | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.69 | 3.50 | 7.26 | 1.34 |
Cerebrovascular Disease | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.53 | 3.36 | 7.33 | 1.21 |
   Cancer | 0.06 | 0.24 | 1.60 | 4.70 | 5.40 | 1.72 |
   Diabetes | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.91 | 4.17 | 5.72 | 1.36 |
   Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 0.90 | 0.17 | 0.68 | 3.87 | 7.03 | 1.47 |