Table 1 Characteristics of hospitalisations for cardiovascular disease and subgroups

Total episodes

25,126 (100.0)

11,334 (45.1)

10,845 (43.5)

2,947 (11.7)

1993/94

10,592 (100.0)

4,645 (43.9)

4,669 (44.1)

1,278 (12.1)

2003/04

14,534 (100.0)

6,689 (46.0)

6,176 (42.5)

1,669 (11.5)

Age (mean (SD))

1993/94

70.3 (12.9)

73.2 (12.5)

67.4 (12.9)

69.9 (12.2)

2003/04

69.7 (13.8)

71.3 (13.4)

67.8 (13.6)

70.5 (15.2)

Sex

1993/94

Men

6,064 (57.3)

2,354 (50.7)

2,903 (62.2)

807 (63.1)

Women

4,528 (42.7)

2,291 (49.3)

1,766 (37.8)

471 (36.9)

2003/04

Men

8,760 (60.3)

3,991 (59.7)

3,927 (63.6)

842 (50.4)

Women

5,774 (39.7)

2,698 (40.3)

2,249 (36.4)

827 (49.6)

1993/94

852.6

373.9

375.8

102.9

2003/04

972.4

447.5

413.2

111.7

1993/94

6,013.5 (4,134.4)

5,280.7 (2,441.1)

6,482.8 (5,126.7)

6,962.8 (4,512.5)

2003/04

8,040.3 (8,957.9)

6,428.8 (7,002.4)

8,548.1 (8,276.1)

12,619.4 (14,718.5)