Comorbidities % | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Cerebrovascular accident | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Congestive heart failure | 10 | 17 | 7 |
Coronary artery disease | 23 | 14 | 21 |
Chronic renal failure | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Myocardial infarction | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Dementia | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Connective tissue disease | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Peptic ulcer disease | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Diabetes mellitus | 16 | 7 | 7 |
Liver disease | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Malignancies | 17 | 29 | 12 |
Severe liver disease | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2.13 | 1.76 | 1.66 |
Total (age-adjusted) | 4.29 | 4.14 | 4.19 |