Table 2.
Distances from the home residence of black and white AMI patients admitted during 2005 to hospitals available within the study HRRs
Distance, in miles (median, [IQR]) | Black (N=8,291) | White (N=57,342) | P-value |
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Closest hospital | 2.2 (0-2.3) | 2.9 (0-6.5) | <.001 |
Closest hospital with revascularization | 3.8 (2.0-10.9) | 6.8 (2.9-17.1) | <.001 |
Closest high quality hospital | 5.6 (2.8-16.5) | 9.7 (4.0-25.4) | <.001 |
Closest low quality hospital | 25.5 (9.0-54.7) | 36.9 (17.4-62.0) | <.001 |
Admitting hospital | 3.4 (1.4 – 7.0) | 4.7 (1.7-10.3) | <.001 |