Percent of Medicare AMI patients administered beta blocker within 24 hours of admission, United States, 2002 and 2003 |
| 2003 | 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | |
| Total | 78.3 | 0.8 | 76.3 | 0.8 | |
| Gender | Male | 79.4 | 0.6 | 77.0 | 0.6 |
| Female | 76.2 | 0.7 | 74.7 | 0.7 | |
| Race | White | 78.4 | 0.5 | 76.3 | 0.5 |
| African American | 78.8 | 1.6 | 75.2 | 1.7 | |
| Hispanic | 71.4 | 7.9 | 64.6 | 3.2 | |
| Native American | 65.1 | 4.6 | 70.8 | 6.7 | |
| Asian | 72.8 | 4.4 | 75.5 | 4.3 | |
| Age | Under 65 | 80.0 | 1.4 | 76.9 | 1.5 |
| 65-74 | 80.4 | 0.8 | 79.0 | 0.8 | |
| 75-84 | 77.8 | 0.8 | 75.5 | 0.8 | |
| 85 and over | 72.8 | 1.1 | 71.0 | 1.1 | |
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.