Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics for County Level Variables in 2006 by Race and Sample Size
| >= 1,000 population per White and Black |
>= 3,000 population per White and Black |
>= 5,000 population per White and Black |
>= 10,000 population per White and Black |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 172 | N = 115 | N = 95 | N = 65 | |||||||||
| Prevention Quality Indicator Composite Rates per 1000 people | ||||||||||||
| White | Black | White | Black | White | Black | White | Black | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | |
| Overall (PQI90) | 14.80 (5.12) | 15.53 (6.39) | −0.73 | 14.96 (4.97) | 16.94 (5.73) | −1.98** | 14.76 (4.49) | 16.97 (5.03) | −2.21** | 14.40 (4.85) | 17.00(4.85) | −2.60** |
| Chronic (PQI92) | 6.95 (2.74) | 10.38(4.42) | −3.42*** | 7.14 (2.66) | 11.47 (3.88) | −4.33*** | 7.10 (2.48) | 11.53 (3.46) | −4.43*** | 6.99 (2.30) | 11.68 (3.40) | −4.69*** |
| Acute (PQI91) | 7.84 (2.60) | 5.15 (2.20) | 2.69*** | 7.82 (2.49) | 5.47 (2.06) | 2.35*** | 7.66 (2.17) | 5.44(1.81) | 2.22*** | 7.42 (2.00) | 5.33 (1.57) | 2.09*** |
| Population Characteristics measured as the percent of population over 18 years in the county | ||||||||||||
| White | Black | White | Black | White | Black | White | Black | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | |
| Male | 49.38 (2.46) | 55.76 (11.98) | −6.38*** | 48.91 (1.98) | 51.37 (7.77) | −2.46** | 48.53 (1.49) | 50.00 (5.69) | −1.47* | 48.36 (1.10) | 48.08 (2.99) | 0.27 |
| Female | 50.62 (2.46) | 44.24 (11.98) | 6.38*** | 51.09 (1.98) | 48.63 (7.77) | 2.46** | 51.47 (1.49) | 50.00 (5.69) | 1.47* | 51.64 (1.10) | 51.92 (2.99) | −0.27 |
| 18–39 | 38.35 (6.69) | 38.79 (6.76) | −0.44 | 38.53 (7.06) | 38.71 (7.07) | −0.17 | 38.21 (7.12) | 38.30 (7.08) | −0.09 | 39.35 (6.22) | 39.34 (6.21) | 0.01 |
| 40–64 | 43.07 (3.33) | 43.00 (3.38) | 0.07 | 42.65 (3.19) | 42.61 (3.23) | 0.04 | 42.62 (2.87) | 42.60 (2.89) | 0.02 | 42.53 (2.62) | 42.52 (2.62) | 0.01 |
| 65–74 | 9.85 (3.20) | 9.74 (3.20) | 0.11 | 9.89 (3.45) | 9.84 (3.43) | 0.05 | 9.98 (3.68) | 9.95 (3.65) | 0.03 | 9.37 (2.77) | 9.37 (2.77) | 0.00 |
| 75 plus | 8.73 (2.90) | 8.47 (2.97) | 0.26 | 8.93 (3.15) | 8.84 (3.17) | 0.09 | 9.18 (3.34) | 9.14 (3.35) | 0.05 | 8.75 (2.89) | 8.76 (2.89) | −0.01 |
| Total Population | 191,987 (268,641) | 35,941 (87,148) | 156,046*** | 257,780 (306,508) | 52,854 (102,573) | 204,926*** | 299,199 (320,756) | 63,179 (110,183) | 236,020*** | 388,002 (352,016) | 88,979 (125,256) | 299,023*** |
| Marker Condition Rates per 1000 people | ||||||||||||
| White | Black | White | Black | White | Black | White | Black | |||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Diff: W-B | |
| Acute myocardial infarction with length of stay >5 days or disposition of death | 0.87 (0.42) | 0.50 (0.31) | 0.38*** | 0.94 (0.43) | 0.57 (0.29) | 0.38*** | 0.97 (0.43) | 0.59 (0.28) | 0.38*** | 1.00 (0.44) | 0.57 (0.23) | 0.43*** |
| Appendicitis with appendectomy | 0.94 (0.25) | 0.50 (0.22) | 0.44*** | 0.95 (0.25) | 0.50 (0.15) | 0.45*** | 0.96 (0.24) | 0.50 (0.15) | 0.46*** | 0.98 (0.22) | 0.51 (0.12) | 0.46*** |
| Gastro-intestinal obstruction | 1.44 (0.41) | 1.10 (0.40) | 0.34*** | 1.47 (0.40) | 1.13 (0.35) | 0.34*** | 1.47 (0.37) | 1.14 (0.31) | 0.33*** | 1.44 (0.36) | 1.13 (0.29) | 0.31*** |
| Hip/femur fracture (ages 45 plus) | 3.23 (1.05) | 0.60 (0.34) | 2.63*** | 3.40 (1.06) | 0.66 (0.30) | 2.73*** | 3.45 (0.99) | 0.67 (0.27) | 2.78*** | 3.54 (0.99) | 0.67 (0.26) | 2.88*** |
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p<.05;
**
p<.01;
***
p<.001