Table 1. Demographic comparison of patients presenting to the ED with symptoms of HF, by admission service.

ED, emergency department; HF, heart failure; IQR, interquartile range

	Overall (n = 61)	Cardiology (n = 41)	Medicine (n = 20)	P-Value
Age, median (IQR)	74.0 (21.0)	77.0 (18.0)	67.0 (23.5)	0.0908
Sex, n (%)				0.7723
Female	35 (57.4)	23 (56.1)	12 (60.0)
Male	26 (42.6)	18 (43.9)	8 (40.0)
Patient’s perceived race/ethnicity, n (%)				0.9416
Black or Hispanic/Latinx	24 (39.3)	16 (39.0)	8 (40.0)
White	37 (60.7)	25 (61.0)	12 (60.0)
Insurance, n (%)				0.7048
Commercial	22 (36.1)	14 (34.1)	8 (40.0)
Government	38 (62.3)	26 (63.4)	12 (60.0)
Missing	1 (1.6)	1 (2.4)	0 (0.0)
Education level, n (%)				0.3727
8th grade or less	3 (4.9)	2 (4.9)	1 (5.0)
Some high school	4 (6.6)	3 (7.3)	1 (5.0)
High school graduate or GED	19 (31.1)	9 (22.0)	10 (50.0)
Some college or 2-year degree	7 (11.5)	5 (12.2)	2 (10.0)
4-year college degree	18 (29.5)	13 (31.7)	5 (25.0)
More than 4-year college degree	5 (8.2)	5 (12.2)	0 (0.0)
Other	1 (1.6)	1 (2.4)	0 (0.0)