Table 5.

Proportion of readmissions attributed to heart failure within 28 days and one year of the index admission

Age Group	Readmissions within 28 days			Readmissions within 1 year
	Any cause	Heart Failure*	% of readmissions	Any cause	Heart Failure*	% of readmissions
Whole population	7415	3007	41	18493	7848	40
45 – 49	107	36	34	221	80	36
50 – 54	155	48	31	366	124	34
55 – 59	288	76	36	663	219	33
60 – 64	423	131	31	1012	378	37
65 – 69	598	210	35	1447	575	40
70 – 74	905	321	36	2274	911	40
75 – 79	1297	496	38	3453	1425	41
80 – 84	1565	656	42	3985	1717	43
85+	2077	1033	50	5072	2419	48

* heart failure or hypertensive heart disease as principal separation code.