Table 1:
Study Population Demographics with characteristics Non-Prescriber’s-Choice Adherent vs Prescriber’s-Choice Adherence Cohorts
| Variables | Overall n= 265,409 |
Non-Prescribers’-Choice Adherent n=106,899 |
Prescribers’- Choice Adherent n=158,510 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, Mean (std), y | 70.6 (14.7) | 70.7 (15.3) | 70.6 (14.3) | |
| Sex, female | 50.3% | 50.0% | 50.4% | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 68.6% | 66.3% | 70.1% | |
| African American (AA) | 17.6% | 20.7% | 15.5% | |
| Hispanic | 13.8% | 13.0% | 14.36% | |
| Stroke Type: | Acute Ischemic Stroke | 73.7% | 73.6% | 73.8% |
| Transient Ischemic Attack | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11% | |
| Subarachnoid Hemorrhage | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | |
| Intracerebral hemorrhage | 11.3% | 11.6% | 11.1% | |
| Acute Ischemic Stroke Etiology (TOAST Criteria) | ||||
| Cardio embolism | 7.5% | 8.2% | 7.0% | |
| Cryptogenic | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | |
| Large Vessel Atherosclerosis | 5.7% | 5.9% | 6.9% | |
| Small vessel occlusion | 6.4% | 5.6% | 6.9% | |
| Stroke of Other determined | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1% | |
| Unknown | 70.5% | 70.4% | 70.6% | |
| Insurance, % | ||||
| Private | 38.2% | 37.5% | 38.6% | |
| Medicare | 44.2% | 45% | 43.5% | |
| Medicaid | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.0% | |
| Self-pay | 10.4% | 10.0% | 10.9% | |
| Diabetes | 31.8% | 37.6% | 27.8% | |
| Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter | 18.3% | 23.5% | 14.9% | |
| Prior Stroke or TIA | 29.4% | 30.1% | 28.9% | |
| Discharged Home | 48.4% | 44.2% | 51.3% | |
| Modified Rankin Scale at discharge | ||||
| mRS 0-2 | 43.4% | 39.7% | 45.8% | |
| mRS 3-5 | 51.3% | 50.9% | 51.5% | |
| mRS 6 | 5.4% | 9.3% | 2.7% | |