Table 1 Summarized description of patients included into the study

Number of hospitalized patients, n (%) M male, F female

188

–

200

–

244

M: 131 (69.6%)

M: 135 (67.5%)

M: 165 (69.6%)

F: 57 (30.3%)

F: 65 (32.5%)

F: 79 (30.3%)

Percentage of all patients analyzed (%)

29.7

–

31.6

–

38.6

Urgent admission, n (%)

26 (13.8%)

ns

24 (12.0%)

ns

26 (10.7%)

Acute admission, n (%)

116 (61.7%)

 < 0.00001

100 (50.0%)

0.000487

81 (33.2%)

Planned admission, n (%)

30 (16.0%)

 < 0.00001

62 (31.0%)

0.000112

121 (49.6%)

Other admission, n (%)

16 (8.5%)

ns

14 (7.0%)

ns

16 (6.6%)

Age, mean (median) [years]

68.81 (69)

ns

68.69 (69)

ns

67.64 (69)

Hypertension, n (%)

142 (75.5%)

ns

136 (68.0%)

ns

175 (71.7%)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

52 (27.7%)

ns

68 (34.0%)

ns

72 (29.5%)

Smoking, n (%)

80 (42.6%)

ns

137 (68.5%)

 < 0.00001

86 (35.2%)

Ischemic heart disease, n (%)

58 (30.9%)

ns

67 (33.5%)

ns

82 (33.6%)