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Table 2 Characteristics of all hospitalized Asian patients with stroke by region.

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)

 

Northeast

(n = 224)

Midwest

(n = 52)

South

(n = 186)

West

(n = 1697)

Age, years

64.3 ± 15.97

64.7 ± 15.7

66 ± 14.8

69.2 ± 14

Female

44.2

40.4

43.6

48.4

Urban hospital

222 (99.1)

46 (88.5)

184 (98.9)

1567 (92.3)

Teaching hospital

160 (71.4)

19 (36.5)

35 (18.8)

607 (35.8)

Type of hospital

    

   Government, non-federal

64 (28.6)

8 (15.4)

24 (12.9)

336 (19.8)

   Private, not-for-profit

155 (69.2)

44 (84.6)

127 (68.3)

1097 (64.6)

   Private, for-profit

5 (2.2)

0

35 (18.8)

264 (15.6)

Median income for patient's zip code

    

   $0 – $25,000

21 (9.6)

27 (52.9)

26 (14.8)

180 (11.2)

   $25,001 – $35,000

96 (44.0)

11 (21.6)

36 (20.5)

506 (31.4)

   $35,001 +

101 (46.3)

13 (25.5)

114 (64.8)

927 (57.5)

Admit from Emergency Dept

168 (75.3)

34 (72.3)

140 (75.7)

1108 (65.4)

Length of stay, days

16.2 ± 87.5

6.1 ± 7.2

7.8 ± 7.9

8.1 ± 17.3

Expected payer

    

   Medicare

75 (33.5)

14 (26.9)

78 (41.9)

850 (50.1)

   Medicaid

50 (22.3)

17 (32.7)

35 (18.8)

349 (20.6)

   Private

65 (29.0)

14 (26.9)

49 (26.3)

414 (24.4)

   Other

34 (15.2)

7 (13.5)

24 (12.9)

84 (4.9)

Total charges

$25,570 ± $31,001

$14,172 ± $27,282

$15,151 ± $17,994

$25,161 ± $36,920

Discharge status

    

   Routine

95 (42.8)

24 (46.2)

90 (48.4)

580 (34.2)

   Home health

17 (7.7)

7 (13.5)

15 (8.1)

163 (9.6)

   Other facility/AMA

82 (36.9)

17 (32.6)

64 (34.4)

765 (45.1)

   Died

28 (12.6)

4 (7.7)

17 (9.1)

189 (11.1)

Average age at death, years

69.3 ± 14.4

59.3 ± 23.4

68.6 ± 12.8

68.4 ± 14.5

  1. * AMA = against medical advice