Table 1.

Characteristics of patients discharged alive from their index HF admission

Age group	Number	Per cent
18–44	812	1.2
45–64	7462	10.7
65–79	24 759	35.4
80+	36 815	52.7
Sex
Male	34 988	50.1
Female	34 860	49.9
Age group: males
Male 18–44	519	1.5
Male 45–64	5011	14.3
Male 65–79	14 158	40.5
Male 80+	15 300	43.7
Age group: females
Female 18–44	293	0.8
Female 45–64	2451	7.0
Female 65–79	10 601	30.4
Female 80+	21 515	61.7
IMD quintile
1 (least deprived)	10 260	14.7
2	13 668	19.6
3	14 933	21.4
4	15 638	22.4
5 (most deprived)	15 349	22.0
Living alone	6523	9.3
CABG	1008	1.4
PTCA	1913	2.7
CRT	287	0.4
Other pacing	2491	3.6
Stroke	1550	2.2
Pneumonia	8906	12.8
Ischaemic heart disease	33 966	48.6
Dementia	3387	4.8
Arrhythmias	39 902	57.1
Valvular disease	18 847	27.0
Peripheral vascular disease	6580	9.4
Hypertension	44 858	64.2
Chronic pulmonary disease	18 184	26.0
Diabetes mellitus	21 480	30.8
Renal disease	16 289	23.3
Obesity	3733	5.3
Mental health	6400	9.2
3+ comorbidities	45 164	64.7
3+ comorbidities other than hypertension	33 562	48.1
Arrhythmias and hypertension	26 032	37.3
IHD and hypertension	23 830	34.1
IHD and arrhythmias	19 741	28.3
Subgroup
0 (neither of the below)	38 340	54.9
1=Young (<65 years old with <3 comorbidities)	3515	5.0
2=Elderly comorbid (aged 80+ with 3+ comorbidities)	23 234	33.3
Index LOS (nights)
0–2	14 991	21.5
3–6	17 367	24.9
7–20	28 047	40.2
21+	9443	13.5

CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CRT, cardiac resynchronisation therapy; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; LOS, length of stay; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.