Table 1 Summary of treatment in registered patients ⩾35 years old with a history of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in DIN-LINK 1994–2005
PatientsYear199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005
Men
All menTotal aged ⩾35 years (n)269 419296 809323 843342 122365 610387 357406 756433 640439 816426 380387 509369 351
Number with IHD code ever20 44822 84425 22026 58828 75730 91232 67835 22936 01834 99131 85530 079
Percentage of men*7.577.687.787.817.928.058.128.228.288.278.258.14
- receiving no treatment in year†43.238.334.029.825.120.216.413.310.77.95.55.0
- combination treatment in year‡0.81.93.86.610.815.721.227.334.142.150.354.7
Non-specific IHD or angina onlyNumber9 61910 51911 48111 92912 70213 51114 09515 03415 11114 22512 56411 576
Percentage of all male IHD47.046.045.544.944.243.743.142.742.040.739.438.5
- receiving no treatment in year†48.644.439.936.031.626.121.617.814.511.18.07.2
- combination treatment in year‡0.41.02.03.66.110.114.419.525.032.440.444.7
MI or revascularis- ation onlyNumber10 82912 32513 73914 65916 05517 40118 58320 19520 90720 76619 29118 503
Percentage of male IHD53.054.054.555.155.856.356.957.358.059.360.661.5
- receiving no treatment in year†37.932.828.724.419.715.412.49.77.85.73.83.6
- combination treatment in year‡1.12.65.29.014.420.026.333.140.648.756.761.0
Women
All womenTotal aged ⩾35 years299 36332 8431356 946374 762399 133420 285440 797468 322473 367456 509414 099394 174
Number with IHD code ever15 15617 13618 93219 76021 11822 46323 84625 67026 03224 79722 15420 661
Percentage of women*4.885.045.125.125.175.265.345.445.495.445.355.24
- receiving no treatment in year†48.243.538.934.629.724.620.717.114.210.97.97.0
- combination treatment in year‡0.51.22.64.47.411.415.920.926.333.542.445.9
Non-specific IHD or angina onlyNumber10 76412 04913 20413 67014 51715 37916 19317 35617 42416 32214 24413 103
Percentage of all female IHD71.070.369.769.268.768.567.967.666.965.864.363.4
- receiving no treatment in year†52.347.743.438.733.828.424.020.116.813.09.48.7
- combination treatment in year‡0.30.71.42.64.67.811.315.520.426.835.939.1
MI or revascularis- ation onlyNumber4 3925 0875 7286 0906 6017 0847 6538 3148 6088 4757 9107 558
Percentage of all female IHD29.029.730.330.831.331.532.132.433.134.235.736.6
- receiving no treatment in year†38.033.628.725.220.716.513.810.78.86.85.04.1
- combination treatment in year‡1.02.45.38.313.619.425.632.238.046.354.257.7
  • Results are shown as percentages unless stated otherwise.

  • *Age-adjusted rate.

  • †No statins, antiplatelet drugs, β-blockers, or ACE inhibitors in year (age-adjusted).

  • ‡Statins, antiplatelets and β-blockers or ACE inhibitors in year (age-adjusted).