Table 3:

Temporal trends in incidence of heart failure

Characteristic199719992001200320052007p value
Population*8 228 6078 456 4548 783 7419 111 0769 399 3359 678 492
≥ 65 yr1 384 7391 436 5441 489 2941 550 3271 608 6981 694 452
No. of new cases
 All patients39 86941 38040 79536 48035 70134 545
 Inpatients20 03921 41822 00018 92017 90617 262
 Outpatients19 83019 96218 79517 56017 79517 283
Incidence rate†
 All patients454.7450.1422.0358.2334.2306.1< 0.001
 Inpatients228.3232.4227.0185.6166.4151.0< 0.001
 Outpatients226.4217.7195.0172.6167.8155.1< 0.001

  • ↵* Includes all Ontario residents aged 20 years and older.

  • ↵† Standardized by age and sex and presented per 100 000 population.