Table 1.
Personal and clinical characteristics of 5789 patients with newly diagnosed heart failure. Values are numbers (percentages) of patients unless stated otherwise
| Variable | White patients (n=5057) | South Asian patients (n=336) | Other (n=49) | Not known (n=347) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) age (years); range | 78 (9.8); 42-107 | 70 (10.4); 42-97 | 75 (11.6); 41-96 | 78 (11.0); 42-99 |
| Men | 2494 (49) | 190 (57) | 23 (47) | 169 (49) |
| Women | 2563 (51) | 146 (43) | 26 (53) | 178 (51) |
| Deprivation*: | ||||
| Q1-Q4 | 3114 (62) | 51 (15) | 17 (35) | 218 (63) |
| Q5 | 1943 (38) | 285 (85) | 32 (65) | 129 (37) |
| Comorbidity†: | ||||
| None | 1501 (29.7) | 98 (29.2) | 24 (49.0) | 227 (65.4) |
| <7 | 2714 (53.7) | 186 (55.4) | 23 (46.9) | 113 (32.6) |
| 7-29 | 766 (15.1) | 49 (14.6) | 2 (4.1) | 7 (2.0) |
| ≥30 | 76 (1.5) | 3 (9.0) | — | — |
| Median follow up (months) | 11 | 17 | 14 | 4 |
| No of deaths (% of total) | 2623 (51.9) | 123 (36.6) | 18 (36.7) | 210 (60.5) |
*
Index of multiple deprivation; Q1=least deprived, Q5=most deprived.
†
Length of stay (days) per year, in five years before admission.