The Evolving Epidemiology of Elderly with Degenerative Valvular Heart Disease: The Guangzhou (China) Heart Study

Table 2

Prevalence of DVHD for three age groups in G1 and G2 and also as a weighted mean values of all two surveys.

	Prevalence (%)
Age cohort	G1^¶	G2	G1/2
65-74 years	31.1	30.0	30.6
Male	34.6	34.0
Female	29.2	27.9
75-84 years	53.8	44.6	49.2
Male	53.0	46.6
Female	54.5	43.5
≥85 years	65.9	59.9	62.9
Male	66.7	59.4
Female	65.3	60.2

Guangzhou Heart Study. Prevalence numbers (%) are calculated for three age cohorts in G1 Study and G2 Study and also as a weighted mean of all two surveys; between 75-84-year and 65-74-year groups; between ≥85-year and 75-84-year groups; between male and female.