Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics of Medicare Patients With a Hemorrhagic Stroke Stratified by Sex a (1998–2008)
| No. (%) of Men b
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No. (%) of Women b
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| 1988–1994 (n=17,734) | 1995–2001 (n=18,491) | 2002–2008 (n=17,423) | 1988–1994 (n=26,399) | 1995–2001 (n=28,042) | 2002–2008 (n=25,129) | |
| Age, y | ||||||
| 65–69 | 3,645 (20.6) | 3,134 (17.0) | 2,678 (15.4) | 3,848 (14.6) | 3,274 (11.7) | 2,640 (10.5) |
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| 70–74 | 4,179 (23.6) | 4,129 (22.3) | 3,521 (20.2) | 4,944 (18.7) | 4,631 (16.5) | 3,757 (15.0) |
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| 75–79 | 4,190 (23.6) | 4,399 (23.8) | 3,993 (22.9) | 5,588 (21.2) | 5,920 (21.1) | 5,017 (20.0) |
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| 80–84 | 3,218 (18.2) | 3,634 (19.7) | 3,682 (21.1) | 5,554 (21.0) | 6,142 (21.9) | 5,745 (22.9) |
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| ≥85 | 2,502 (14.1) | 3,195 (17.3) | 3,549 (20.4) | 6,465 (24.5) | 8,075 (28.8) | 7,970 (31.7) |
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| Race | ||||||
| White | 15,081 (85.0) | 16,008 (86.6) | 14,872 (85.4) | 22,776 (86.3) | 24,116 (86.0) | 21,233 (84.5) |
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| Black | 1,595 (9.0) | 1,545 (8.4) | 1,512 (8.7) | 2,504 (9.5) | 2,612 (9.3) | 2,386 (9.5) |
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| Other | 1,058 (6.0) | 9,38 (5.1) | 1,039 (6.0) | 1,119 (4.2) | 1,314 (4.7) | 1,510 (6.0) |
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| Region | ||||||
| Midwest | 4,483 (25.3) | 4,848 (26.2) | 4,318 (24.8) | 6,752 (25.6) | 7,351 (26.2) | 6,405 (25.5) |
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| Northeast | 3,965 (22.4) | 3,772 (20.4) | 3,510 (20.2) | 5,985 (22.7) | 5,911 (21.1) | 4,993 (19.9) |
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| South | 6,450 (36.4) | 7,099 (38.4) | 6,745 (38.7) | 9,680 (36.7) | 10,799 (38.5) | 9,836 (39.1) |
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| West | 2,836 (16.0) | 2,772 (15.0) | 2,850 (16.4) | 3,982 (15.1) | 3,981 (14.2) | 3,895 (15.5) |
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| Length of stay, median (25th–75th pct.), d | 7.5 (3–15) | 5(2–11) | 5 (2–10) | 8(3–15) | 5(2–11) | 5 (2–9) |
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| Discharge type | ||||||
| Home, self-care | 3,934 (22.2) | 3,359 (18.2) | 2,679 (15.4) | 4,915 (18.6) | 3,920 (14.0) | 2,903 (11.5) |
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| Skilled nursing facility | 2,275 (12.8) | 3,269 (17.7) | 2,838 (16.3) | 4,646 (17.6) | 6,291 (22.4) | 5,262 (20.9) |
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| Other type of inpatient facility | 4,031 (22.7) | 4,741 (25.6) | 5,354 (30.7) | 5,374 (20.4) | 6,689 (23.9) | 7,464 (29.7) |
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| Death | 6,516 (36.7) | 6,219 (33.6) | 5,510 (31.6) | 9,893 (37.5) | 9,645 (34.4) | 7,859 (31.3) |
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| Other | 978 (5.5) | 903 (4.9) | 1,042 (6.0) | 1,571 (6.0) | 1,497 (5.3) | 1,641 (6.5) |
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| Comorbid Conditions | ||||||
| Myocardial infarction | 645 (3.64) | 1,119 (6.05) | 1,335 (7.66) | 608 (2.3) | 1,144 (4.08) | 1,389 (5.53) |
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| Congestive heart failure | 1,164 (6.56) | 1,901 (10.28) | 2,405 (13.8) | 1,967 (7.45) | 3,200 (11.41) | 3,619 (14.4) |
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| Hypertension | 2,799 (15.78) | 5,293 (28.62) | 7,702 (44.21) | 4,865 (18.43) | 9,195 (32.79) | 12,111 (48.2) |
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| Diabetes | 1,263 (7.12) | 2,199 (11.89) | 3,355 (19.26) | 1,899 (7.19) | 2,856 (10.18) | 3,929 (15.64) |
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| Atrial fibrillation | 1,174 (6.62) | 2,318 (12.54) | 3,334 (19.14) | 1,644 (6.23) | 3,167 (11.29) | 4,015 (15.98) |
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| Vascular disease | 607 (3.42) | 1,011 (5.47) | 1,242 (7.13) | 529 (2) | 933 (3.33) | 1,101 (4.38) |
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| Hyperlipidemia | 196 (1.11) | 1,292 (6.99) | 4,111 (23.6) | 384 (1.45) | 1,842 (6.57) | 5,226 (20.8) |
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 are presented here. P value for trend < .001.
b
Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.