Table 1.
Characteristics of all hospitalized stroke patients by race-ethnicity.
|
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 |
* AMA = against medical advice