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Table 1 Characteristics of all hospitalized stroke patients by race-ethnicity.

From: Regional variation in hospitalization for stroke among Asians/Pacific Islanders in the United States: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

 

Asian/Pacific Islanders

Mean ± SD or no.(%) (n = 2,159)

non-Hispanic Whites

Mean ± SD or no. (%) (n = 109,632)

Age, years

68.5 ± 14.3

73.3 ± 12.3

Female

47.3

52.1

Region

  

   Northeast

224 (10.4)

26,471 (24.2)

   Midwest

52 (2.4)

21,022 (19.2)

   South

186 (8.6)

43,080 (39.3)

   West

1697 (78.6)

19,059 (17.4)

Urban hospital

2019 (93.5)

93,538 (85.5)

Teaching hospital

821 (38.0)

31,039 (28.4)

Type of hospital

  

   Government, non-fed

432 (20.0)

12,829 (11.7)

   Private, not-for-profit

1423 (65.9)

38,748 (72.0)

   Private, for-profit

304 (14.1)

17,794 (16.3)

Median income for patient's zip code

  

   $0 – $25,000

254 (12.3)

31,077 (30.3)

   $25,001 – $35,000

649 (31.5)

38,748 (37.7)

   $35,001 +

1155 (56.1)

32,876 (32.0)

Admit from Emergency Dept

1450 (67.4)

58,970 (56.2)

Length of stay, days

8.2 ± 30.4

5.8 ± 19.4

Expected payer

  

   Medicare

1017 (47.1)

81,956 (74.8)

   Medicaid

451 (20.9)

2740 (2.5)

   Private

542 (25.1)

21,435 (19.6)

   Other

149 (6.9)

3402 (3.1)

Total charges

$24,026 ± $34,928

$14,275 ± $21,039

Discharge status

  

   Routine

789 (36.6)

52,698 (48.1)

   Home health care

202 (9.4)

8443 (7.7)

   Other facility/AMA*

1130 (43)

39,376 (36.1)

   Died

238 (11.0)

8891 (8.1)

Average age at death, years

68.3 ± 14.5

75.5 ± 13.0

  1. * AMA = against medical advice