Table 1.39a
Percent of AMI patients administered aspirin within 24 hours of admission, Medicare beneficiaries, United States, 2002 and 2004
| |
|
2004 |
2002 |
| Population group |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Total |
88.5 |
0.5 |
85.3 |
0.6 |
| Gender |
Male |
89.3 |
0.4 |
87.5 |
0.4 |
| Female |
87.4 |
0.4 |
82.9 |
0.5 |
| Race |
White |
88.5 |
0.3 |
85.8 |
0.3 |
| Black |
88.0 |
1.0 |
80.4 |
1.2 |
| Hispanic |
84.4 |
1.9 |
81.5 |
2.0 |
| Native American |
89.3 |
3.4 |
83.8 |
4.2 |
| Asian |
86.5 |
2.6 |
90.8 |
2.2 |
| Age |
Under 65 |
89.4 |
0.9 |
86.7 |
0.9 |
| 65-74 |
90.6 |
0.5 |
88.3 |
0.5 |
| 75-84 |
88.2 |
0.5 |
84.9 |
0.5 |
| 85 and over |
85.3 |
0.6 |
80.8 |
0.7 |
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.
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