Do Gender and Race/Ethnicity Influence Acute Myocardial Infarction Quality of Care in a Hospital with a Large Hispanic Patient and Provider Representation?
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) according to gender and race ethnicity.
Men
Women
P value
Hispanics
Non-Hispanic whites
P-value
(or M)
% (or SD)
(or M)
% (or SD)
(or M)
% (or SD)
(or M)
% (or SD)
Total ()
212
54.8
175
45.2
229
59.2
158
40.8
Age
68.25
14.983
67.72
13.124
0.68
66.85
13.92
69.87
14.30
0.026
BMI (kg/m2)
27.31
4.70
28.44
6.79
0.043
28.14
7.38
28.74
11.05
0.669
Hx of diabetes
94
44.3
90
51.4
0.165
123
53.7
61
38.6
0.003
Hx hypertension
147
69.3
136
77.7
0.064
173
75.5
110
69.6
0.196
Hx of smoking
88
41.5
48
27.4
0.004
77
33.6
59
37.3
0.452
Hx dyslipidemia
115
54.2
108
61.7
0.139
135
59
88
55.7
0.524
Hx of previous MI
73
34.4
42
24
0.025
74
32.3
41
25.9
0.178
Hx coronary revasc.
48
22.5
35
20
0.529
50
21.8
33
20.9
0.823
Hx of renal failure
53
25.4
32
18.3
0.112
57
24.9
28
17.7
0.094
Hx of CVA
29
13.7
20
11.4
0.58
26
11.4
23
14.6
0.352
Hx of CHF
80
37.7
50
28.6
0.050
75
32.8
55
34.8
0.673
Private insurance
96
45.3
70
40
0.298
76
33.2
90
57
<0.001
non-private insurance
116
54.7
105
60.0
0.112
153
66.8
68
43.0
<0.001
BMI: Body mass index; Hx: history; MI: myocardial infarction; Revasc.: revascularization; CVA: cerebrovascular accident; CHF: congestive heart failure.
