Table 4.

 Proportion of patients with HF seen with a specified condition or illness, April 1999–March 2000*

Condition/illness	Men (n = 973)	Women (n = 1213)
Lower RTI	273 (28.1%)	338 (27.9%)
Coronary heart disease—miscellaneous	216 (22.2%)	159 (13.1%)
Breathlessness	201 (20.7%)	247 (20.4%)
Angina	144 (14.8%)	141 (11.6%)
COPD	142 (14.6%)	NA
Upper RTI (excluding sore throat)	141 (14.5%)	176 (14.5%)
Hypertension	134 (13.8%)	196 (16.2%)
Atrial flutter/fibrillation	114 (11.7%)	NA
Oedema	111 (11.4%)	177 (14.6%)
Miscellaneous	108 (11.1%)	144 (11.9%)
Back problems	NA	153 (12.6%)
Osteoarthritis	NA	143 (11.8%)

*Number (per cent).

NA, not applicable.