Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | Total | Brooklyn | Guyana | Trinidad &Tobago | p-Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 6,142 1976 – 2007 |
N = 1,100 1995 – 2007 |
N = 609 2000 – 2007 |
N = 4,433 1976 – 2005 |
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| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Ethnic Group | < 0.0001 | ||||
| Black | 3,829 (62.3) | 960 (87.3) | 405 (66.5) | 2,464 (55.6) | |
| White | 117 (1.90) | 89 (8.09) | - | 28 (0.6) | |
| Other1 | 1,099 (17.9) | 5 (0.45) | 184 (30.2) | 910 (20.5) | |
| Unknown | 1,097 (17.9) | 46 (4.16) | 20 (3.3) | 1,031 (23.3) | |
| Age (years) | < 0.0001 | ||||
| < 40 | 19 (0.34) | 2 (0.17) | 11(1.81) | 6 (0.12) | |
| 40 – 49 | 100 (1.66) | 41 (3.72) | 4 (0.65) | 55 (1.22) | |
| 50 – 59 | 622 (10.1) | 196 (17.8) | 27 (4.42) | 399 (9.0) | |
| 60 – 69 | 1,782 (29.0) | 474 (43.1) | 116 (19.1) | 1,192 (26.9) | |
| 70 – 79 | 2,273 (37.0) | 346 (31.5) | 266 (43.6) | 1,661 (37.5) | |
| 80 – 89 | 1,163 (18.9) | 40 (3.63) | 152 (25.0) | 971 (21.9) | |
| ≥ 90 | 183 (3.0) | 1 (0.08) | 33 (5.42) | 149 (3.36) | |
| Place of Birth | < 0.0001 | ||||
| United States | 142 (2.30) | 142 (12.9) | - | - | |
| Caribbean2 | 3,664 (59.7) | 421 (38.3) | 609 (100) | 2,634 (59.4) | |
| African | 21 (0.30) | 21 (1.90) | - | - | |
| Other3 | 37 (0.60) | 37 (3.30) | - | - | |
| Unknown | 2,278 (37.1) | 479 (43.6) | - | 1,799 (40.6) | |
| Marital Status | < 0.0001 | ||||
| Single | 555 (9.10) | 225 (20.5) | - | 330 (7.40) | |
| Married | 2,347 (38.2) | 577 (52.5) | - | 1,770 (39.9) | |
| Other4 | 622 (10.1) | 153 (13.9) | - | 469 (10.6) | |
| Unknown | 2,618 (42.6) | 145 (13.1) | 609 (100) | 1,864 (42.1) | |
1
Other (Ethnic Group) -Amerindian, Chinese, Indian & Mixed.
2
Caribbean -Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles & Guyana.
3
Other (Birth Place) – South & Central America, Europe & Asia.
4
Other (Marital Status) – Separated, Divorced & Widowed.