Atrial fibrillation in England and Wales in 1998
| Age group (years) | Total population | Number with atrial fibrillation | Number prescribed oral anticoagulants | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||||||
| 0–34 | 12572900 | 11948900 | 6286 | 8364 | 346 | 184 | |||||
| 35–44 | 3802900 | 3712100 | 9507 | 8167 | 1169 | 343 | |||||
| 45–54 | 3449400 | 3454500 | 22766 | 15200 | 6374 | 2250 | |||||
| 55–64 | 2569200 | 2630100 | 46246 | 28668 | 19423 | 9661 | |||||
| 65–74 | 2039600 | 2360800 | 94230 | 77906 | 39011 | 30539 | |||||
| 75–84 | 1113200 | 1757600 | 100745 | 125668 | 33548 | 34433 | |||||
| 85+ | 269400 | 747300 | 28610 | 81530 | 3891 | 8968 | |||||
| Total | 25816600 | 26611300 | 308390 | 345504 | 103763 | 86379 | |||||