Table 1.
Percentages or means for each of the baseline sociodemographic and socioeconomic stroke risk factors overall and by stroke classification.
| Variable |
All Subjects N = 5511 |
Non-Stroke Subjects N = 4966 |
Stroke Sensitivity Cases N = 545 |
Stroke Specificity Cases N = 374 |
| Sociodemographics | ||||
| Age in years | ||||
| 69 – 74 (RG) | 38% | 39% | 34% | 37% |
| 75 – 79 | 29% | 29% | 31% | 28% |
| 80 – 84 | 19% | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| 85 + | 13% | 13% | 11% | 10% |
| Sex (men) | 38% | 38% | 35% | 36% |
| Race | ||||
| African American | 10% | 10% | 13% | 13% |
| Hispanic | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| White (RG) | 85% | 85% | 82% | 81% |
| Lives Alone | 37% | 36% | 39% | 37% |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Widowed | 41% | 41% | 47% | 45% |
| Divorced/Separated | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Never Married | 3% | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Married (RG) | 50% | 51% | 43% | 46% |
| Religion Not Important | 11% | 11% | 13% | 13% |
| Socioeconomics | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Grade School | 25% | 25% | 28% | 25% |
| High School (RG) | 48% | 48% | 49% | 49% |
| College | 27% | 27% | 23% | 26% |
| Income | ||||
| Quintile 1 (≤ $7500) | 16% | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| Quintile 2 ($7501 – $14,999) | 30% | 30% | 30% | 29% |
| Quintile 3 ($15,000 – $19,500) | 13% | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Quintile 4 ($19,501 – $30,000) | 19% | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Quintile 5 (> $30,000) | 23% | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| Total Wealth | $174,542 | $176,062 | $160,706 | $186,779 |
| # of Health Insurance Policies | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.84 |
| Neighborhood Safety | ||||
| Poor | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Fair | 9% | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| Good to Excellent (RG) | 87% | 87% | 86% | 86% |
Notes for Tables 1–3: Among 5,511 AHEAD self-respondents (at baseline) with linked Medicare claims who were not in managed care at their baseline interviews. All variables were binary coded (1 = yes, 0 = no) except total wealth (actual dollar value) and the number of health insurance policies (actual number). RG = Reference Group.