Table 2.

ICD Use in 2005 and 2009 for Each Sex and Race Group.

	ICD use in 2005 (%)	ICD use in 2009 (%)	Adjusted OR(95% CI) for 2.5-year change*
Black women	13.5 (12/89)	36.8 (57/155)	4.69 (1.90, 11.53)
White women	23.1 (111/480)	31.1 (201/647)	1.97 (1.18, 3.32)
Black men	24.5 (26/106)	47.2 (92/195)	3.04 (1.58, 5.87)
White men	36.1 (309/856)	50.6 (641/1268)	1.79 (1.17, 2.74)

^*Period of (7/2007-12/2009) vs. 2005. The first 2.5 years of the study period were the only time during which there was change in the probability of receiving an ICD.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.