Table 2. Use of CABG and PCI in Selected Counties, By Race.
CABG Within Three Months (%) | PCI Within Three Months (%) | |||||
County | White | Black | Difference | White | Black | Difference |
Philadelphia | 7.0 | 5.6 | 1.4c | 12.3 | 13.4 | −1.2b |
Dauphin | 10.0 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 0.1 |
Delaware | 8.5 | 5.2 | 3.3c | 13.3 | 11.2 | 2.1a |
Allegheny | 9.3 | 6.2 | 3.1c | 17.1 | 15.1 | 2.1b |
Chester | 7.9 | 4.3 | 3.6b | 15.9 | 16.2 | −0.3 |
Beaver | 9.5 | 5.3 | 4.3b | 22.0 | 16.3 | 5.7b |
Monroe | 7.8 | 4.2 | 3.5c | 15.1 | 13.6 | 1.5 |
Erie | 12.0 | 2.5 | 9.4c | 17.2 | 16.9 | 0.3 |
Mercer | 7.1 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 0.3 |
Washington | 11.1 | 10.2 | 0.9 | 20.9 | 18.5 | 2.4 |
p<0.1;
p<0.05;
p<0.01 (two-tailed tests).