Table 2.
Demographics of patients overall and by ECG versus no ECG in those transported by North Carolina EMS (2010–2014) (N=1,967,542)
| Variable | Category | Total N=1967542 n (%)a | ECG N=643174 n (%)a | No ECG N=1324368 n (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 56.88 (22.20)b | 61.72 (18.98)b | 54.49 (23.25)b | |
| Gender | Female | 1,117,139 (56.8) | 344,434 (53.6) | 772,705 (58.4) |
| Male | 850,384 (43.2) | 298,723 (46.5) | 551,661 (41.7) | |
| Unknown | 19 (0) | 17 (0) | 2 (0) | |
| Urbanicity | Other | 250,126 (12.7) | 8,4622 (13.2) | 165,504 (12.5) |
| Rural | 620,811 (31.6) | 177,447 (27.6) | 443,364 (33.5) | |
| Urban | 1,096,605 (55.7) | 381,105 (59.3) | 715,500 (54.0) | |
| Insurance Coverage | Insurance | 32,6249 (16.6) | 105,240 (16.4) | 221,009 (16.7) |
| Medicare/Medicaid | 1,149,933 (58.5) | 396,616 (61.7) | 753,317 (56.9) | |
| Other | 190,126 (9.7) | 59,984 (9.3) | 130,142 (9.8) | |
| Other government payments | 29,511 (1.5) | 9,527 (1.5) | 19,984 (1.5) | |
| Self-pay | 260,008 (13.2) | 69,975 (10.9) | 190,033 (14.4) | |
| Workers’ compensation | 11,715 (0.6) | 1,832 (0.3) | 9,883 (0.8) | |
| Ethnicity | Not Hispanic or Latino | 1,734,862 (88.2) | 589,052 (91.6) | 1,145,810 (86.5) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50,123 (2.6) | 12,612 (2.0) | 37,511 (2.8) | |
| Unknown | 182,557 (9.3) | 41,510 (6.5) | 141,047 (10.7) | |
| Race | White | 1,252,329 (9.3) | 432,531 (67.3) | 819,798 (61.9) |
| Black or African American | 565,479 (28.7) | 168,917 (26.3) | 396,562 (30.0) | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 28,207 (1.4) | 8,875 (1.4) | 19,332 (1.5) | |
| Asian | 15,562 (0.8) | 5,831 (0.9) | 9,731 (0.7) | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific | 1,516 (0.1) | 464 (0.1) | 1,052 (0.1) | |
| Other Race | 34,275 (1.7) | 9,226 (1.4) | 25,049 (2.0) | |
| Unknown/Not available | 63,752 (3.2) | 17,330 (3.0) | 52,844 (4.0) |
a
n = number of patients in the specified variable category and population (Total, ECG, No ECG), % = percentage of patients in the specified population (Total, ECG, No ECG) that are in the specified variable category
b
Mean (SD) for age in years