Table 2. Selected Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients Age 20+ with Primary Diagnosis of Heart Failure 1997 & 2006 (HDDS).

HF Primary	TOTAL		WHITE		BLACK		MALE		FEMALE
	1997	2006	1997	2006	1997	2006	1997	2006	1997	2006
Columns →	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
HFPD (n)	15,614	20,459	11,614	15,752	3,096	4,470	6,754	9,337	8,858	11,122
Rate/10k§	29.3	32.6	24.8	28.6	48.9*	58.3*	29.4*	36.3*	26.1	30.0
Mean Age	72	71	74	74	66	62	70	68	74	74
Female %	57.6	54.4	56.1	54.6	59.1	52.8	-	-	-	-
HFPD % per Age Category
20-34	0.9	1.1	0.5	0.5	2.4	3.1	1.1	1.4	0.7	0.7
35-44	3.0	3.5	1.6	1.1	7.8	9.7	3.3	4.5	2.7	2.6
45-54	7.3	9.6	5.4	6.3	14.5	21.7	8.7	11.6	6.2	7.9
55-64	14.3	16.2	13.2	14.7	18.5	21.9	17.5	19.7	11.9	13.3
65-74	25.5	22.7	25.8	23.4	24.6	19.1	28.7	24.6	23.0	21.1
75-84	30.8	28.1	33.5	31.5	20.8	16.4	29.0	26.1	32.2	29.8
85+	18.2	18.9	20.0	22.0	11.4	8.1	11.6	12.1	23.3	24.6
Prevalence of Co-morbidities
HTN %	59.5	78.4	55.7	75.3	75.5*	90.0*	55.3	75.4	62.7*	81.1*
DM %	36.8	43.8	35.6	42.5	40.5	48.9*	35.0	43.6	38.3*	44.2
CHD, any %	58.7	46.1	62.6*	44.5	44.0	52.4*	63.7*	45.7	54.3	46.5

HF, heart failure; HFPD, heart failure primary diagnosis; HTN= hypertension; DM= Diabetes mellitus; CHD= coronary heart disease

^*Black vs. White differences in 1997 and 2006 (see columns 5 vs. 3 and 6 vs. 4) and Male vs. Female differences (columns 7 vs. 9 and 8 vs. 10) in 1997 and 2006 are significant at p < 0.000

^†With-in group differences between 1997 and 2006 are significant at p<0.001

^§Rates per 10K are age-adjusted, all ages.