| Characteristics | Women | Men | Men vs women(p value) | Age ⩽75 vs >75(p value) | ||
| Age ⩽75 | Age >75 | Age ⩽75 | Age >75 | |||
| Number (%) | 1225 (13.2) | 3310 (35.6) | 2209 (23.7) | 2556 (27.5) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) {range} | 66.4 (9.4) | 85.1 (5.6) | 65.5 (8.8) | 83.1 (5.0) | <0.001 | NA |
| {24–75} | {76–105} | {22–75} | {76–104} | |||
| Referral method | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| 999/Self-referral | 652 (54.5) | 1624 (50.1) | 1077 (50.2) | 1227 (48.9) | ||
| Clinic | 92 (7.7) | 103 (3.2) | 200 (9.3) | 142 (5.7) | ||
| GP | 449 (37.6) | 1508 (46.6) | 867 (40.4) | 1138 (45.3) | ||
| Other | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | ||
| Ordinal severity score | 0.372 | 0.006 | ||||
| Patients with none of criteria below | 528 (43.1) | 1337 (40.4) | 951 (43.1) | 1036 (40.5) | ||
| Pulmonary oedema | 589 (48.1) | 1703 (51.5) | 1053 (47.7) | 1291 (50.5) | ||
| Systolic BP <90 mm Hg | 73 (5.9) | 207 (6.2) | 151 (6.8) | 180 (7.1) | ||
| Treatment with IV inotropic agent | 35 (2.9) | 63 (1.9) | 54 (2.4) | 49 (1.9) | ||
| ECG on admission | 0.064 | <0.001 | ||||
| Sinus rhythm | 614 (55.9) | 1312 (43.2) | 1050 (52.0) | 894 (38.9) | ||
| AF/SVT | 341 (31.1) | 1347 (44.4) | 695 (34.4) | 1055 (45.9) | ||
| LBBB | 122 (11.1) | 327 (10.8) | 243 (12.0) | 309 (13.4) | ||
| VT | 6 (0.5) | 10 (0.3) | 6 (0.3) | 8 (0.3) | ||
| Other/mixed | 15 (1.4) | 38 (1.3) | 27 (1.3) | 35 (1.5) | ||
| Assisted ventilation (CPAP or intubation) | 71 (17.5) | 158 (14.3) | 96 (12.0) | 105 (12.0) | 0.010 | 0.604 |
| NYHA classification | 0.952 | 0.001 | ||||
| 1 | 53 (5.6) | 107 (4.2) | 86 (4.9) | 84 (4.3) | ||
| 2 | 192 (20.2) | 518 (20.3) | 370 (21.3) | 377 (19.2) | ||
| 3 | 428 (45.0) | 1114 (43.8) | 808 (46.4) | 853 (43.4) | ||
| 4 | 277 (29.2) | 806 (31.7) | 477 (27.4) | 652 (33.1) | ||
| Ward transferred to | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Elderly | 64 (5.7) | 646 (21.7) | 67 (3.4) | 450 (19.6) | ||
| Critical care | 187 (16.7) | 298 (10.0) | 349 (17.6) | 236 (10.3) | ||
| Medical | 839 (75.0) | 1946 (65.5) | 1518 (76.6) | 1541 (67.3) | ||
| Surgical | 29 (2.6) | 82 (2.8) | 47 (2.4) | 64 (2.8) | ||
Results are shown as number (%) unless stated otherwise. Percentages are based on cases where data were available, not against entire survey population.
AF, atrial fibrillation BP, blood pressure; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; LBBB, left bundle branch block; NYHA, New York Heart Association; SVT, supraventricular tachycardia; VT, ventricular tachycardia.