Table 1 Patient characteristics according to ethnicity

Age, n (%)

   65-69 years

66 (25.6)

167 (32.7)

2297 (25.1)

0.0006

   70-74 years

63 (24.4)

143 (28)

2330 (25.5)

0.40

   75-79 years

62 (24)

104 (20.4)

2111 (23.1)

0.34

   ≥ 80 years

67 (26)

97 (19)

2419 (26.4)

0.001

Female, n (%)

93 (36.1)

204 (39.9)

3718 (40.6)

0.33

Income, n (%) *

   < $30,569

83 (32.2)

129 (25.2)

2165 (23.6)

< 0.0001

   $30,570-43,147

78 (30.2)

138 (27)

1735 (19)

< 0.0001

   $43,148 - 54,103

36 (14)

110 (21.5)

1642 (17.9)

< 0.0001

   $54,104 - 68,206

23 (8.9)

62 (12.1)

1609 (17.6)

< 0.0001

   $68,207 - 221,991

35 (13.6)

55 (10.8)

1559 (17)

< 0.0001

> 50km to hospital, n (%)

12 (4.7)

74 (14.5)

3181 (34.7)

< 0.0001

Number of hospitalizations, mean (SD)

0.18 (0.49)

0.31 (0.66)

0.3 (0.64)

< 0.0001

Total # of medications^†, mean (SD)

7.51 (3.81)

8.18 (3.9)

7.32 (3.63)

0.011

Prior use of ACEI, BB, or statin^‡, n (%)

109 (42.3)

188 (36.8)

3376 (36.9)

0.21

Comorbidities, n (%)

   Diabetes

67 (26)

152 (29.8)

1526 (16.7)

< 0.0001

   CHF

58 (22.5)

110 (21.5)

1570 (17.2)

0.004

   Cardiac

40 (15.5)

60 (11.7)

1392 (15.2)

0.10

   PAD

7 (2.7)

4 (0.8)

342 (3.7)

0.0016

   Hypertension

98 (38)

160 (31.3)

2402 (26.2)

< 0.0001

   Cerebrovascular

12 (4.7)

9 (1.8)

203 (2.2)

0.03

   Kidney disease

15 (5.8)

16 (3.1)

180 (2)

< 0.0001