Table 2.
Characteristics of all hospitalized Asian patients with stroke by region.
|
Asian/Pacific Islanders Mean ± SD or no.(%) (n = 2,159) |
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| 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 |
* AMA = against medical advice