Percent of Medicare AMI patients with aspirin prescribed at discharge, United States, 2002 and 2003 |
| 2003 | 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | |
| Total | 88.8 | 0.7 | 87.4 | 0.7 | |
| Gender | Male | 90.3 | 0.4 | 89.0 | 0.4 |
| Female | 87.0 | 0.4 | 85.6 | 0.4 | |
| Race | White | 89.2 | 0.3 | 88.1 | 0.3 |
| African American | 85.1 | 1.2 | 83.3 | 1.2 | |
| Hispanic | 80.6 | 4.9 | 76.7 | 2.3 | |
| Native American | 88.1 | 2.5 | 86.6 | 3.2 | |
| Asian | 87.9 | 2.6 | 84.7 | 3.0 | |
| Age | Under 65 | 90.2 | 0.8 | 87.9 | 0.9 |
| 65-74 | 91.2 | 0.4 | 90.6 | 0.4 | |
| 75-84 | 88.3 | 0.5 | 87.4 | 0.5 | |
| 85 and over | 84.1 | 0.7 | 81.4 | 0.8 | |
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.