Description of the population as a function of hospital size groupings and the profile of patients with a first diagnosis of heart failure in 1992–1995 attending the 90 Swedish acute care hospitals. Values are percentages if not otherwise indicated
| Hospital size2-150 median (min–max) | Number of hospitals | Mean age | 30 day mortality | Previous diseases | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious diseases | Cancer | Senile dementia | Cardiovascular diseases | Previous injuries and intoxications | Other diseases2-151 | ||||||
| A | 39 | W | 77.9 | 12.0 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 34.0 | 14.8 | 12.5 | |
| 908 (106–1191) | M | 76.4 | 13.8 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 36.7 | 8.9 | 9.8 | ||
| B | 24 | W | 78.1 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 31.4 | 14.1 | 12.3 | |
| 1705 (1208–2067) | M | 76.6 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 37.3 | 9.7 | 9.6 | ||
| C | 17 | W | 77.8 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 31.7 | 13.1 | 12.5 | |
| 2481 (2098–3981) | M | 76.3 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 35.9 | 8.7 | 9.8 | ||
| D | 10 | W | 77.7 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 27.4 | 13.7 | 8.8 | |
| 5580 (3984–7309) | M | 76.0 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 33.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | ||