Table 1 Basic characteristics of apparent first myocardial infarctions (MI) in NLMS persons linked to Medicare by sex and age group
Women | Men | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 66-79 | 80+ | All | 66-79 | 80+ | |||||||
% or | Std | % or | Std | % or | Std | % or | Std | % or | Std | % or | Std | |
Mn | Dev | Mn | Dev | Mn+ | Dev | Mn | Dev | Mn | Dev | Mn+ | Dev | |
N (Unweighted) | 8,043 | 4,223 | 3,820 | 7,929 | 5,314 | 2,615 | ||||||
Age (Years) | 79.3 | 7.7 | 73.2 | 3.9 | 85.9 | 4.6 | 76.7 | 7.0 | 72.7 | 3.9 | 84.9 | 4.2 |
Year of Index MI | 1996.5 | 2.9 | 1996.3 | 2.9 | 1996.8 | 2.9 | 1996.3 | 2.8 | 1996.1 | 2.8 | 1996.8 | 2.8 |
Followup Time (Years) | 6.0 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 2.8 |
Black race | 8.1% | 9.6% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% | ||||||
Death within 1 year | 20.8% | 13.0% | 30.1% | 20.2% | 15.5% | 31.2% | ||||||
Recurrent MI (%) (1) | 14.0% | 10.6% | 18.4% | 13.5% | 11.3% | 19.1% | ||||||
CABG at MI | 4.2% | 6.6% | 1.5% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 3.1% | ||||||
PCI at MI | 11.0% | 15.8% | 5.8% | 13.6% | 16.6% | 7.4% | ||||||
Hx of Hypertension | 61.6% | 60.1% | 63.2% | 48.2% | 47.3% | 50.3% | ||||||
Hx of Hyperlipidemia | 25.3% | 30.5% | 19.7% | 22.1% | 24.9% | 16.4% | ||||||
Hx of Diabetes | 30.4% | 36.0% | 24.4% | 26.2% | 27.7% | 22.9% | ||||||
Hx of Stroke | 17.2% | 15.4% | 19.2% | 16.1% | 13.4% | 21.4% | ||||||
Hx of CHD | 37.4% | 34.2% | 40.8% | 39.3% | 36.2% | 45.8% | ||||||
Education | ||||||||||||
< High School | 46.2% | 42.5% | 50.2% | 43.3% | 40.0% | 50.2% | ||||||
High School+, but no College Degree | 47.0% | 51.4% | 42.2% | 43.4% | 46.2% | 37.7% | ||||||
College degree+ | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 13.3% | 13.9% | 12.1% | ||||||
Zip Code Median Income Quintile | ||||||||||||
Q1 (lowest) | 13.8% | 14.4% | 13.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 11.1% | ||||||
Q2 | 18.5% | 18.0% | 19.1% | 18.0% | 17.6% | 18.9% | ||||||
Q3 | 21.1% | 21.5% | 20.6% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.3% | ||||||
Q4 | 22.7% | 23.8% | 21.6% | 23.5% | 23.6% | 23.4% | ||||||
Q5 (highest) | 23.9% | 22.3% | 25.6% | 25.8% | 26.0% | 25.4% | ||||||