Table 1.
Demographic Information of Incidence of, and 30‐Day Mortality From, AMI, Stroke, and CVE Patients During the Prestudy and Study Periods of the Year of Hurricane Sandy and the Previous 5 Years in the High‐ and Low‐Impact Areas of NJ
| All NJ* | High‐Impact Area* | Low‐Impact Area* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year(s) of Study | 2012 | 2007–2011* Average | 2012 | 2007–2011* Average | 2012 | 2007–2011* Average |
| Total N | 8 864 590 | 8 729 068 | 3 677 069 | 3 630 314 | 5 187 521 | 5 098 754 |
| Incidence of MI | ||||||
| Prestudy period | ||||||
| N | 1411 | 1297.8 | 572 | 547.2 | 804 | 704.2 |
| Age (SD) | 73.7 (15.0) | 74.3 (14.7) | 74.5 (14.7) | 75.3 (14.5) | 73.2 (15.3) | 73.9 (14.8) |
| % Male | 53.8 | 52.7 | 53.0 | 54.1 | 53.9 | 51.1 |
| Study period | ||||||
| N | 1530 | 1304.8 | 692 | 546.6 | 806 | 712.4 |
| Age (SD) | 74.4 (14.7) | 74.2 (14.7) | 75.5 (14.2) | 75.2 (14.3) | 73.5 (15.1) | 73.8 (14.8) |
| % Male | 55.3 | 54.2 | 56.5 | 54.0 | 54.6 | 53.9 |
| 30‐day mortality from MI | ||||||
| Prestudy period | ||||||
| N | 555 | 539.4 | 224 | 236.2 | 317 | 280.6 |
| Age (SD) | 79.1 (14.0) | 79.7 (12.8) | 79.7 (13.3) | 80.4 (12.4) | 78.9 (14.2) | 79.5 (13.0) |
| % Male | 49.0 | 50.2 | 47.8 | 52.0 | 49.2 | 48.4 |
| Study period | ||||||
| N | 628 | 558.6 | 298 | 244.6 | 321 | 290.2 |
| Age (SD) | 80.0 (12.6) | 79.1 (13.2) | 80.5 (11.9) | 80.0 (12.4) | 79.5 (13.3) | 79.0 (13.3) |
| % Male | 51.9 | 51.1 | 54.0 | 50.7 | 50.8 | 50.9 |
| Incidence of stroke | ||||||
| Prestudy period | ||||||
| N | 1245 | 1225.4 | 509 | 501.8 | 706 | 688.2 |
| Age (SD) | 71.6 (15.7) | 71.5 (15.8) | 72.2 (15.7) | 73.0 (15.3) | 71.4 (15.6) | 70.6 (16.0) |
| % Male | 44.8 | 44.2 | 45.8 | 44.4 | 43.3 | 43.6 |
| Study period | ||||||
| N | 1260 | 1216.4 | 542 | 498.2 | 684 | 689.6 |
| Age (SD) | 72.6 (15.8) | 71.5 (15.8) | 74.7 (15.5) | 72.6 (15.5) | 71.0 (15.9) | 70.8 (15.9) |
| % Male | 45.1 | 45.0 | 45.8 | 45.6 | 44.7 | 44.2 |
| 30‐day mortality from stroke | ||||||
| Prestudy period | ||||||
| N | 184 | 182.8 | 74 | 76.6 | 107 | 100.6 |
| Age (SD) | 80.0 (12.7) | 77.8 (14.4) | 78.6 (13.2) | 79.2 (13.0) | 81.0 (12.4) | 76.9 (15.2) |
| % Male | 39.1 | 43.3 | 41.9 | 43.6 | 37.4 | 42.7 |
| Study period | ||||||
| N | 189 | 183.6 | 83 | 77 | 100 | 103.2 |
| Age (SD) | 78.0 (14.1) | 78.9 (13.6) | 80.1 (15.8) | 79.5 (13.0) | 76.3 (12.3) | 78.3 (14.2) |
| % Male | 43.4 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 42.1 | 47.0 | 39.2 |
| Incidence of CVEs | ||||||
| Prestudy period | ||||||
| N | 9883 | 9764.2 | 4227 | 3999 | 5396 | 5473.2 |
| Age (SD) | 67.7 (17.1) | 67.9 (17.0) | 68.7 (16.6) | 69.3 (16.7) | 66.9 (17.4) | 66.9 (17.3) |
| % Male | 50.5 | 50.7 | 48.4 | 52.0 | 49.6 | 49.7 |
| Study period | ||||||
| N | 9409 | 9717.6 | 3966 | 4041 | 5203 | 5412 |
| Age (SD) | 68.7 (17.2) | 67.9 (17.0) | 70.6 (16.7) | 69.3 (16.6) | 67.4 (17.5) | 66.9 (17.2) |
| % Male | 50.9 | 51.0 | 48.6 | 52.2 | 50.6 | 50.1 |
| 30‐day mortality from CVEs | ||||||
| Prestudy period | ||||||
| N | 1114 | 1127.4 | 475 | 478.6 | 612 | 606.4 |
| Age (SD) | 79.0 (15.6) | 78.7 (14.7) | 79.7 (13.8) | 79.8 (14.1) | 78.4 (15.3) | 77.9 (15.2) |
| % Male | 46.7 | 47.1 | 44.0 | 48.4 | 48.9 | 46.1 |
| Study period | ||||||
| N | 1314 | 1144.4 | 603 | 490.6 | 683 | 612.8 |
| Age (SD) | 78.6 (15.2) | 78.4 (14.9) | 79.6 (14.2) | 79.5 (14.1) | 77.7 (15.2) | 77.4 (15.5 |
| % Male | 50.3 | 47.7 | 49.4 | 47.7 | 51 | 47.6 |
AMI indicates acute myocardial infarction; CVE, cardiovascular event; MI, myocardial infarction; NJ, New Jersey.
*
All incidence/mortality in NJ.
*
NJ residents only.
*
Five‐year mean values.