Table 1:
Characteristics of adult Medicaid enrollees (aged 18 years and older) who experienced a CVD hospitalization during 2000 – 2012.
| Baseline Characteristics | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Medicaid enrollees | 3,666,657 | 100.0 |
| 18 to 44 years old | 515,064 | 14.0 |
| 45 to 64 years old | 1,483,422 | 40.5 |
| 65 years and older | 1,668,171 | 45.5 |
| Sex | ||
| Females | 2,164,323 | 59.0 |
| Males | 1,502,167 | 41.0 |
| Unknown | 167 | <0.1 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | 1,843,598 | 50.3 |
| Non-White | 1,496,192 | 40.8 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 912,337 | 24.9 |
| Hispanic | 407,774 | 11.1 |
| Other | 176,081 | 4.8 |
| Unknown | 326,841 | 8.9 |
| No data | 26 | <0.1 |
| Cause-specific CVD events | ||
| AMI | 392,436 | 10.7 |
| CHF | 541,919 | 14.8 |
| IHD | 912,687 | 24.9 |
| Ischemic stroke | 304,530 | 8.3 |
| Medicare (aged 65 and older) | ||
| All Medicare enrollees | 11,252,963 | 100.0 |
| Non-Medicaid-eligible | 9,448,679 | 84.0 |
AMI: Acute Myocardial Infarction; CHF: Congestive Heart Failure; IHD: Ischemic Heart Disease