Table 4.
Relative Risks for Services: Whites/Other Race-Ethnicity
| Service | Blacks | Hispanics | Asians | Native Americans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronary angiogram | 1.40(1.34,1.47) | 1.34(1.23,1.45) | 1.80(1.57,2.07) | 1.56(1.06,2.30) |
| Coronary angioplasty | 2.01(1.71,2.37) | 1.15(0.91,1.45) | 1.46(1.01,2.12) | .(.,.) |
| Coronary bypass surgery | 2.18(1.94,2.44) | 1.55(1.30,1.85) | 1.88(1.43,2.48) | 2.65(0.99,7.08) |
| Radionuclide stress test | 1.72(1.63,1.82) | 1.23(1.13,1.33) | 0.93(0.84,1.04) | 2.39(1.46,3.91) |
| Exercise stress test | 1.37(1.32,1.42) | 1.33(1.24,1.43) | 1.82(1.62,2.05) | 1.34(0.99,1.81) |
| Swan-Ganz colheter | 1.52(1.40,1.65) | 1.40(1.21,1.61) | 1.81(1.44,2.27) | 1.13(0.65,1.95) |
| Permanent pacemaker | 1.30(1.16,1.45) | 1.43(1.14,1.81) | 1.37(1.00,1.86) | 1.48(0.56,3.96) |
| Echocardiogram | 0.79(0.75,0.84) | 0.68(0.62,0.75) | 1.20(1.02,1.42) | 0.91(0.59,1.42) |
| Electrocardiogram | 1.08(1.07,1.10) | 1.09(1.06,1.11) | 1.28(1.23,1.32) | 2.02(1.79,2.27) |
| Doppler echo | 0.90(0.88,0.92) | 0.87(0.83,0.90) | 1.25(1.18,1.33) | 1.47(1.21,1.80) |
| Holter monitor | 0.95(0.91,0.98) | 0.76(0.71,0.81) | 1.17(1.05,1.31) | 1.59(1.07,2.37) |
| Coronary atherectomy | 1.68(1.18,2.38) | 1.58(0.84,2.94) | 1.94(0.73,5.19) | .(.,.) |
| Coronary stent | 1.95(1.70,2.23) | 2.07(1.60,2.67) | 2.20(1.51,3.22) | 1.31(0.55,3.16) |
| Exercise echo | 1.56(1.44,1.69) | 1.71(1.47,2.00) | 1.08(0.91,1.28) | 1.90(0.95,3.81) |
| Nonoperative revascularization | 1.95(1.76,2.17) | 1.56(1.31,1.85) | 1.80(1.38,2.34) | 2.19(0.91,5.27) |
| Average | 1.49 | 1.31 | 1.53 | 1.46 |
Source: Table 3a
Note: The 95 percent CI is shown for the reported RRs. Reported RRs with CI ranges all above 1.0 are listed in bold and those with CI ranges below 1.0 are in italics.