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. 2013 Oct 3;10:E169. doi: 10.5888/pcd10.120268

Figure 1b.

Quarterly age-adjusted AMI hospitalization rates, Pennsylvania, 2000–2009. Source: 2000–2009 Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) hospital discharge database.

Year/Quarter All
2000 Q1 74.39
2000 Q2 70.62
2000 Q3 68.14
2000 Q4 77.00
2001 Q1 72.97
2001 Q2 70.39
2001 Q3 64.18
2001 Q4 71.42
2002 Q1 71.47
2002 Q2 67.77
2002 Q3 65.34
2002 Q4 69.31
2003 Q1 68.69
2003 Q2 66.00
2003 Q3 62.72
2003 Q4 68.78
2004 Q1 67.14
2004 Q2 60.81
2004 Q3 58.09
2004 Q4 61.95
2005 Q1 64.72
2005 Q2 57.40
2005 Q3 51.52
2005 Q4 56.93
2006 Q1 56.73
2006 Q2 54.63
2006 Q3 52.52
2006 Q4 55.38
2007 Q1 53.85
2007 Q2 52.62
2007 Q3 48.45
2007 Q4 51.81
2008 Q1 54.48
2008Q2 51.75
2008 Q3 47.40
2008 Q4 50.56
2009 Q1 49.83
2009 Q2 48.21
2009 Q3 45.56
2009 Q4 49.10

The age-adjusted AMI hospitalization rate decreased from 74.39/100,000 population in 2000 Q1 to 68.78/100,000 population in 2003 Q4. There was an immediate reduction of 3.22/100,000 population in age-adjusted AMI hospitalization rate level after the 2nd tax increase with no trend change. The age-adjusted AMI rate decreased from 67.14/100,000 population in 2004 Q1 to 49.10/100,000 in 2009 Q4.