Table 3. Unadjusted and Adjusted Rate Ratios of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Hospitalizations for Korean Americans and Whites by Sex and Age, Hawaii, January 2010–December 2012.
| Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity | Population Totalsa | No. of CHF Hospitalizationsb | Unadjusted Annual Rate Per 100,000 Population | Unadjusted Rate Ratio by Population | Adjusted Rate Ratio by Population (95% CI) | P Valuec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥65 y | ||||||
| Female | ||||||
| Korean | 3,107 | 29 | 311 | 1.13 | 1.75 (0.95‒3.23) | .07 |
| White | 33,005 | 272 | 274 | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Male | ||||||
| Korean | 1716 | 24 | 466 | 1.07 | 1.87 (1.02‒3.44) | .04 |
| White | 29,366 | 383 | 434 | 1 [Reference] | ||
| 18–64 y | ||||||
| Female | ||||||
| Korean | 10,674 | —d | 3.12 | 0.14 | 2.06 (0.51‒8.24) | .31 |
| White | 118,856 | 77 | 21 | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Male | ||||||
| Korean | 6,040 | —d | 16 | 0.46 | 3.49 (0.36‒34.32) | .28 |
| White | 135,936 | 148 | 36 | 1 [Reference] | ||
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
a
From 2010 US Census (Korean); Hawaii Department of Health Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis (white).
b
Based on Hawaii Health Information Corporation inpatient discharge data analysis.
c
Based on multivariate model adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and insurer.
d
This number is less than 10 and should be suppressed for privacy reasons according to the data use agreement.