| |
White/Asian* (N=223) [A] |
Black (N=83) [B] |
Hispanic (N=101) [C] |
p- value |
| |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
|
| Demographic Conditions |
| Age ≥65 |
126 (57)BC |
34 (41)A |
44 (44)A |
0.02 |
| Men |
158 (71)BC |
45 (54)A |
51 (51)A |
0.0005 |
| Medicaid vs. Other/No Health Insurance |
20 (9)BC |
20 (24)A |
26 (26)A |
<0.001 |
| Paid Caregiver Prior to Admission or Post Discharge |
52 (23)C |
23 (28) |
38 (38)A |
0.03 |
| Clinical Conditions |
| Ischemic Heart Failure |
87 (39) |
24 (29) |
33 (33) |
0.21 |
| Hypertension |
119 (54)C |
53 (64) |
71 (70)A |
0.01 |
| Diabetes |
74 (33) |
23 (28)C |
44 (44)B |
0.06 |
| Renal Failure/Dialysis |
73 (33) |
29 (35) |
34 (34) |
0.93 |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease |
32 (14) |
7 (8) |
11 (11) |
0.31 |
| Medications at Discharge |
| Inotrope |
63 (28) |
30 (36)C |
23 (23)B |
0.13 |
| Statin |
132 (59) |
40 (48) |
57 (56) |
0.23 |
| Ace/ARB |
109 (49) |
50 (60) |
52 (52) |
0.21 |
| Beta Blocker |
161 (72) |
65 (78) |
75 (74) |
0.55 |
| Calcium Channel Blocker |
29 (13) |
17 (21) |
17 (17) |
0.25 |
| Diuretic |
173 (78) |
65 (78) |
78 (77) |
0.98 |
|
