The Evolving Epidemiology of Elderly with Degenerative Valvular Heart Disease: The Guangzhou (China) Heart Study
Table 1
Characteristics for the total cohort and the subgroup having DVHD.
Variable
G1¶
G2
Total population
3538
2565
Mean age
Male gender, (%)
1348 (38.1)
957 (37.3)
Female gender, (%)
2190 (61.9)
1608 (62.7)
Hypertension, (%)
1788 (50.5)
1502 (58.6)
Diabetes mellitus, (%)
534 (15.1)
463 (18.1)
Atrial fibrillation, (%)
163 (4.6)
138 (5.4)
Renal insufficiency, (%)
1736 (49.1)
1346 (52.5)
Current smoking, (%)
822 (23.2)
594 (23.2)
Serum creatinine level (mg/dL)
DVHD† population
1355 (38.3)
953 (37.2)
Mean age
Male gender, (%)
549 (15.5)
386 (15.0)
Female gender, (%)
806 (22.8)
567 (22.1)
DVHD classification
DAVC‡, (%)
1317 (37.2)
926 (36.1)
DMVC§, (%)
289 (8.2)
244 (9.5)
Mild aortic regurgitation, (%)
1856 (52.5)
1369 (53.3)
Moderate-severe aortic regurgitation, (%)
531 (15.0)
411 (16.0)
Mild mitral regurgitation, (%)
1867 (52.8)
1352 (52.7)
Moderate-severe mitral regurgitation, (%)
282 (8.0)
221 (8.6)
Mild tricuspid regurgitation, (%)
1915 (54.1)
1378 (53.7)
Moderate-severe tricuspid regurgitation, (%)
470 (13.3)
366 (14.3)
Aortic stenosis, (%)
39 (1.1)
27 (1.1)
Data are expressed as or as percentages. †Degenerative valvular heart disease; ‡degenerative aortic valvular calcification; §degenerative mitral valvular calcification; ¶Guangzhou Heart Study.
