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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 16;116(2):230–235. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.04.012

Table 4.

Risk adjusted hazard of stroke or death for black and Hispanic patients, relative to White patients, stratified by age category and CHADS2-Vasc score

By Age Category Age 66 to 74
(n=171,729)		 Age 75 to 84
(n=202,685)		 Age 85 plus
(n=143,527)
Stroke
 Black vs White 1.48
(1.33–1.65; p<.001)		 1.54
(1.41–1.68; p<.001)		 1.32
(1.20–1.46; p<.001)
 Hispanic vs White 1.22
(1.06–1.40; p=.005)		 1.13
(1.02–1.25; p=.024)		 1.02
(0.90–1.15; p=0.75)
Death
 Black vs White 0.91
(0.88–0.94; p<.001)		 0.98
(0.95–1.01; p=0.11)		 0.93
(0.90–0.96; p<.001)
 Hispanic vs White 0.79
(0.75–0.83; p<.001)		 0.81
(0.78–0.84; p<.001)		 0.88
(0.85–0.91; p<.001)
By CHA2DS2-VASc 0–4
(n=212,197)		 5–6
(n=232,655)		 7 or more
(n=73,089)
Stroke
 Black vs White 1.71
(1.51–1.94; p<.001)		 1.43
(1.32–1.54; p<.001)		 1.37
(1.24–1.50; p<.001)
 Hispanic vs White 1.25
(1.07–1.45; p=.004)		 1.05
(0.95–1.16; p=.34)		 1.10
(0.98–1.24; p=.11)
Death
 Black vs White 1.00
(0.96–1.04; p=0.95)		 0.94
(0.92–0.96; p<.001)		 0.96
(0.93–1.00; p=0.03)
 Hispanic vs White 0.79
(0.75–0.83; p<.001)		 0.82
(0.79–0.84; p<.001)		 0.88
(0.85–0.92; p<.001)