Contact rates, incidence, and prevalence per 1000 population by sex and age group for all CMR practices in Scotland, April 1999–March 2000
| Age group (years) | Population | Number of patients with HF | Prevalence (/1000) | Number of first HF diagnoses | First ever incidence (/1000) | Number of contacts for HF | Contact rate (/1000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMR, continuous morbidity recording; HF, heart failure. | ||||||||
| There were 18 patients (11 men) aged ⩽44 years with heart failure, four with a first diagnosis (one man). These patients made 25 contacts (15 men). The CMR practice population <45 years is 187404 (95505 men). | ||||||||
| Men | 45–64 | 37990 | 163 | 4.3 | 52 | 1.4 | 378 | 9.9 |
| 65–74 | 11446 | 294 | 25.7 | 69 | 6.0 | 745 | 65.1 | |
| 75–84 | 5802 | 371 | 63.9 | 117 | 20.2 | 994 | 171.3 | |
| ⩾85 | 1290 | 134 | 103.9 | 32 | 24.8 | 372 | 288.4 | |
| ⩾65 | 18538 | 799 | 43.1 | 218 | 11.8 | 2111 | 113.9 | |
| ⩾75 | 7092 | 505 | 71.2 | 149 | 21.0 | 1366 | 192.6 | |
| All ages | 152033 | 973 | 6.4 | 271 | 1.8 | 2504 | 16.5 | |
| Women | 45–64 | 37356 | 120 | 3.2 | 48 | 1.3 | 247 | 6.6 |
| 65–74 | 13428 | 278 | 20.7 | 82 | 6.1 | 587 | 43.7 | |
| 75–84 | 9408 | 500 | 53.1 | 127 | 13.5 | 1174 | 124.8 | |
| ⩾85 | 3617 | 308 | 85.2 | 78 | 21.6 | 763 | 210.9 | |
| ⩾65 | 26453 | 1086 | 41.1 | 287 | 10.9 | 2524 | 95.4 | |
| ⩾75 | 13025 | 808 | 62.0 | 205 | 15.7 | 1937 | 148.7 | |
| All ages | 155708 | 1213 | 7.8 | 338 | 2.2 | 2,781 | 17.9 | |
| Both sexes | 45–64 | 75346 | 283 | 3.8 | 100 | 1.3 | 625 | 8.3 |
| 65–74 | 24874 | 572 | 23.0 | 151 | 6.1 | 1332 | 53.5 | |
| 75–84 | 15210 | 871 | 57.3 | 244 | 16.0 | 2168 | 142.5 | |
| ⩾85 | 4907 | 442 | 90.1 | 110 | 22.4 | 1135 | 231.3 | |
| ⩾65 | 44991 | 1885 | 41.9 | 505 | 11.2 | 4635 | 103.0 | |
| ⩾75 | 20117 | 1313 | 65.3 | 354 | 17.6 | 3303 | 164.2 | |
| All ages | 307741 | 2186 | 7.1 | 609 | 2.0 | 5285 | 17.2 | |