Median times from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) elements (echocardiogram/ natriuretic peptide (NP) test/specialist referral) to diagnosis and heart failure (HF) medication: overall and by diagnosis source
| Variable | Level | Time from echocardiogram/NP test/specialist referral to diagnosis | Time from echocardiogram/NP test/specialist referral to HF medication | ||||
| N | Median (IQR) | WMW test | N | Median (IQR) | WMW test | ||
| Overall | 15 902 | 348 (37–1017) | 15 902 | 172 (17–791) | |||
| Diagnosis source | Primary care | 4957 | 48 (4–399) | <0.001 | 4957 | 31 (1–210) | <0.001 |
| Hospital | 10 945 | 561 (123–1166) | 10 945 | 348 (43–960) | |||
WMW, Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test. Bold values represent statistically significant results.