Table 1.
Prevalence of Acute Ischemic Stroke as the Principal Diagnosis by Age, Sex, and Race
| Acute Ischemic Stroke
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| Weighted N | Rates/10,000 hospitalizations (s.e) |
Weighted N | Rates/10,000 Hospitalizations (s.e) |
Relative changea |
p value for trendsb |
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| Age 18–34 years old | 8,275 | 6.6 (0.2) | 10.178 | 8.4 (0.3) | 27.30% | <0.0001 |
| Male | 3,787 | 15.6 (0.7) | 4,634 | 18.0 (0.6) | 15.40% | 0.003 |
| Female | 4,483 | 4.4 (0.2) | 5,539 | 5.8 (0.2) | 31.80% | <0.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 3,034 | 6.1 (0.3) | 4,974 | 8.2 (0.3) | 34.40% | <0.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1,728 | 11.1 (0.7) | 2,354 | 11.9 (0.6) | 7.20% | 0.31 |
| Hispanic | 845 | 4.4 (0.5) | 1,300 | 6.2 (0.4) | 40.90% | 0.001 |
| Other | 460 | 6.4 (0.8) | 775 | 7.9 (0.7) | 23.40% | 0.12 |
| Age 35–44 years old | 25,350 | 35.1 (0.9) | 28,287 | 47.6 (1.0) | 35.60% | <0.0001 |
| Male | 12,923 | 48.2 (1.3) | 14,813 | 68.2 (1.6) | 41.50% | <0.0001 |
| Female | 12,417 | 27.5 (0.8) | 13,463 | 35.8 (1.0) | 30.20% | <0.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 10,052 | 30.5 (1.0) | 13,551 | 42.1 (1.2) | 38.00% | <0.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 5,594 | 54.0 (2.7) | 7,633 | 72.4 (2.3) | 34.10% | <0.0001 |
| Hispanic | 1,939 | 28.4 (1.6) | 2,995 | 37.3 (1.6) | 31.30% | 0.0001 |
| Other | 940 | 29.4 (2.5) | 1,985 | 44.5 (2.5) | 51.40% | <0.0001 |
| Age 45–54 years old | 82,271 | 102.0 (1.7) | 102,082 | 122.9 (1.6) | 20.50% | <0.0001 |
| Male | 46,275 | 120.1 (2.3) | 59,472 | 144.1 (2.1) | 20.00% | <0.0001 |
| Female | 35,896 | 86.2 (1.7) | 42,583 | 102.1 (1.6) | 18.40% | <0.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 35,056 | 90.2 (2.0) | 55,229 | 111.4 (1.7) | 23.50% | <0.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 16,563 | 146.1 (5.1) | 24,862 | 160.9 (3.5) | 10.10% | 0.003 |
| Hispanic | 5,604 | 94.5 (3.7) | 9,005 | 112.5 (3.3) | 19.00% | 0.0001 |
| Other | 3,260 | 117.5 (7.2) | 6,127 | 142.6 (5.3) | 21.40% | 0.007 |
| Age 55–64 years old | 167,053 | 200.9 (0.9) | 202,227 | 202.5 (0.6) | 0.80% | 0.44 |
| Male | 94,659 | 228.8 (3.4) | 118,598 | 234.6 (2.7) | 2.50% | 0.10 |
| Female | 72,353 | 173.4 (2.7) | 83,607 | 169.5 (2.0) | −2.20% | 0.34 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 82,415 | 189.6 (3.5) | 121,360 | 187.4 (2.4) | −1.20% | 0.78 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 23,807 | 265.0 (6.4) | 39,076 | 252.0 (4.3) | −4.90% | 0.12 |
| Hispanic | 9,740 | 181.8 (6.0) | 15,147 | 199.7 (4.6) | 9.80% | 0.02 |
| Other | 6,353 | 231.6 (11.6) | 11,824 | 240.3 (6.7) | 3.80% | 0.29 |
a
Relative change = (2011/2012-2003/2004)/ 2003/2004
b
P value was obtained by using linear regression model to assess the linear trends across the 5 time period