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Table 1 Characteristics of subject with exemption from co-payment of healthcare costs for chronic heart disease (2010–2014)

From: Influenza coverage rates in subjects with chronic heart diseases: results obtained in four consecutive immunisation seasons in the Local Health Unit of Ferrara (North Italy)”

 

Year of exemption release

 

2011

2012

2013

2014

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Males

0–14 yrs

58

0.8

76

0.9

63

0.9

70

1.0

15–64 yrs

3689

54.5

4856

55.5

3827

52.0

3813

49.2

≥ 65 yrs

3026

44.7

3820

43.6

3472

47.1

3863

49.8

Total

6773

55.4

8752

57.0

7362

57.3

7750

57.6

Females

0–14 yrs

38

0.7

62

0.9

50

0.9

55

1.0

15–64 yrs

2225

40.8

2828

42.8

2206

40.2

2195

38.5

≥ 65 yrs

3195

58.5

3721

56.3

3236

58.9

3451

60.5

Total

5458

44.6

6611

43.0

5492

42.7

5701

42.4

District of Residence

Western

2720

22.2

3410

22.2

729

5.7

1050

7.8

Centre-North

5357

43.8

7315

47.6

7430

57.8

7630

56.7

South-Eastern

4154

34.0

4638

30.2

4695

36.5

4771

35.5

Disease’s cathegory

0031

7114

58.1

8470

55.1

7185

55.9

7366

54.8

0A02

3346

27.4

4517

29.4

3727

29.0

4022

29.9

0B02

302

2.5

383

2.5

265

2.1

287

2.1

0C02

547

4.5

807

5.3

700

5.4

728

5.4

0A02 and 0B02

31

0.2

47

0.3

42

0.3

44

0.3

0A02 and 0C02

61

0.5

78

0.5

75

0.6

78

0.6

0B02 and 0C02

78

0.6

99

0.7

88

0.7

93

0.7

0A02 and 0B02 and 0C02

10

0.1

18

0.1

16

0.1

18

0.1

Procedures

742

6.1

944

6.1

756

5.9

815

6.1

Lenght of exemption

<  1 yrs

223

1.8

3046

19.8

49

0.4

42

0.3

1–4 yrs

1100

9.0

1225

8.0

1101

8.6

800

5.9

≥ 5 yrs

5517

45.1

6403

41.7

6425

50.0

6104

45.4

unlimited

5391

44.1

4689

30.5

5279

41.1

6505

48.4

Total

12,231

15,363

12,854

13,451

  1. 0031 Arterial hypertension with organ damage; 0A02 Diseases of the circulatory system – Heart diseases and diseases of pulmonary circulation; 0B02 A Diseases of the circulatory system – Cerebrovascular diseases; 0C02 Diseases of the circulatory system – Diseases of veins and lymphatics and other diseases of circulatory system; Procedures: heart valve transplant/replacement, cardiac device in situ, blood vessels replacement