Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Medicare Patients With a Ischemic Stroke Stratified by Sexa (1998–2008)
| No. (%) of Men b
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No. (%) of Women b
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| 1988–1994 (n=139,200) | 1995–2001 (n=124,905) | 2002–2008 (n=101,960) | 1988–1994 (n=202,302) | 1995–2001 (n= 194,732) | 2002–2008 (n=155,025) | |
| Age, y | ||||||
| 65–69 | 23,515 (16.9) | 19,237 (15.4) | 15,324 (15.0) | 21,262 (10.5) | 18,448 (9.5) | 13,940 (9.0) |
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| 70–74 | 30,439 (21.9) | 25,831 (20.7) | 19,212 (18.8) | 31,438 (15.5) | 28,518 (14.6) | 20,425 (13.2) |
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| 75–79 | 32,503 (23.4) | 28,779 (23.0) | 22,163 (21.7) | 40,936 (20.2) | 38,479 (19.8) | 28,158 (18.2) |
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| 80–84 | 27,627 (19.9) | 25,660 (20.5) | 21,704 (21.3) | 44,819 (22.2) | 43,069 (22.1) | 34,843 (22.5) |
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| ≥85 | 25,116 (18.0) | 25,398 (20.3) | 23,557 (23.1) | 63,847 (31.6) | 66,218 (34.0) | 57,659 (37.2) |
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| Race | ||||||
| White | 118,762 (85.3) | 106,874 (85.6) | 85,775 (84.1) | 172,756 (85.4) | 164,980 (84.7) | 130,135 (83.9) |
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| Black | 13,998 (10.1) | 13,232 (10.6) | 11,431 (11.2) | 22,682 (11.2) | 22,860 (11.7) | 18,257 (11.8) |
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| Other | 6,440 (4.6) | 4,799 (3.8) | 4,754 (4.7) | 6,864 (3.4) | 6,892 (3.5) | 6,633 (4.3) |
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| Region | ||||||
| Midwest | 36,631 (26.3) | 33,770 (27.0) | 26,682 (26.2) | 52,457 (25.9) | 51,359 (26.4) | 39,910 (25.7) |
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| Northeast | 30,388 (21.8) | 24,598 (19.7) | 18,745 (18.4) | 44,963 (22.2) | 38,841 (20.0) | 29,602 (19.1) |
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| South | 51,827 (37.2) | 50,021 (40.1) | 41,936 (41.1) | 76,446 (37.8) | 80,239 (41.2) | 64,849 (41.8) |
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| West | 20,354 (14.6) | 16,516 (13.2) | 14,597 (14.3) | 28,436 (14.1) | 24,293 (12.5) | 20,664 (13.3) |
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| Length of stay, median (25th–75th pct.), d | 7 (4–12) | 5 (3–9) | 4 (3–7) | 8 (5–13) | 5 (3–9) | 5 (3–7) |
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| Discharge type | ||||||
| Home, self-care | 58,473 (42.0) | 45,848 (36.7) | 32,471 (31.9) | 69,584 (34.4) | 56,633 (29.1) | 36,450 (23.5) |
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| Skilled nursing facility | 20,221 (14.5) | 25,029 (20.0) | 20,001 (19.6) | 41,385 (20.5) | 51,970 (26.7) | 41,501 (26.8) |
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| Other type of inpatient facility | 29,096 (20.9) | 30,785 (24.7) | 30,147 (29.6) | 42,704 (21.1) | 47,974 (24.6) | 45,806 (29.6) |
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| Dead | 15,766 (11.3) | 10,392 (8.3) | 6,489 (6.7) | 22,416 (11.1) | 16,100 (8.3) | 10,324 (6.7) |
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| Other | 15,644 (11.2) | 12,851 (10.3) | 12,852 (12.6) | 26,213 (13.0) | 22,055 (11.3) | 20,944 (13.5) |
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| Comorbid Conditions | ||||||
| Myocardial Infarction | 8,902 (6.4) | 11,924 (9.55) | 10,341 (10.14) | 9,841 (4.86) | 14,298 (7.34) | 12,414 (8.01) |
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| Congestive heart failure | 17,711 (12.72) | 20,503 (16.41) | 18,147 (17.8) | 31,189 (15.42) | 37,717 (19.37) | 32,219 (20.78) |
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| Hypertension | 26,107 (18.76) | 43,007 (34.43) | 48,069 (47.14) | 50,187 (24.81) | 82,922 (42.58) | 85,843 (55.37) |
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| Diabetes | 18,133 (13.03) | 23,852 (19.1) | 24,055 (23.59) | 29,710 (14.69) | 37,735 (19.38) | 34,789 (22.44) |
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| Atrial fibrillation | 14,638 (10.52) | 18,907 (15.14) | 18,132 (17.78) | 25,418 (12.56) | 33,042 (16.97) | 30,882 (19.92) |
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| Vascular disease | 6,843 (4.92) | 8,714 (6.98) | 8,272 (8.11) | 67,86 (3.35) | 9,728 (5.00) | 9,171 (5.92) |
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| Hyperlipidemia | 1,924 (1.38) | 9,464 (7.58) | 23,814 (23.36) | 39,59 (1.96) | 15,951 (8.19) | 35,247 (22.74) |
a
Characteristics are number(percentages) unless otherwise indicated. Data are from a 20% sample of Fee-For-Service Medicare Enrollees 65 years and older.
Comorbid conditions are defined using the Klabunde adaptation of the Charlson Score. Partial list of comorbid conditions presented here.
P value for trend < .001.
b
Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.