Table I.
Patient characteristics.
| Treated at STEMI Center with ≥40 cases/year N=3,340 |
Treated at STEMI Center with <40 OHCA cases/year N=1,862 |
Treated at non- STEMI Center N=2,523 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age* | 65 | (53–77) | 69 | (56–80) | 68 | (55–79) |
| Male sex | 1,956 | 59% | 1,120 | 60% | 1,379 | 55% |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 2,131 | 64% | 1,344 | 72% | 1,570 | 62% |
| Black/African-American | 447 | 13% | 87 | 5% | 345 | 14% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 278 | 8% | 224 | 12% | 275 | 11% |
| Other | 412 | 12% | 177 | 10% | 298 | 12% |
| Unknown | 72 | 2% | 30 | 2% | 35 | 1% |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 776 | 23% | 314 | 17% | 510 | 20% |
| Payer category | ||||||
| Medicare | 1,740 | 52% | 1,073 | 58% | 1,432 | 57% |
| Private | 705 | 21% | 406 | 22% | 492 | 20% |
| Medi-Cal/Indigent/Self-pay | 876 | 26% | 357 | 19% | 578 | 23% |
| Other | 19 | 1% | 26 | 1% | 21 | 1% |
| Ventricular arrest rhythm | 1,040 | 31% | 586 | 31% | 505 | 20% |
*
Data presented as median (interquartile range).
STEMI = ST segment elevation myocardial infarction