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Table 1.37a: Percent of AMI patients with aspirin prescribed at discharge, United States, 2000-2001 and 2002

  2002 2000-2001
Population group Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error
Total 87.45 0.71 85.87 0.79
Gender        
    Male 89.04 0.38 87.21 0.45
    Female 85.64 0.45 84.20 0.51
Racea        
    White 88.12 0.30 86.02 0.36
    African American 83.26 1.22 84.57 1.44
    Hispanic 76.67 2.34    
    Native American 86.61 3.25    
    Asian 84.67 2.96    
    Other     81.80 1.75
Age        
    Under 65 87.90 0.89 86.07 1.20
    65-74 90.59 0.43 89.12 0.52
    75-84 87.42 0.49 86.08 0.56
    85 and over 81.35 0.78 80.16 0.81

a Race categories changed in 2002 data.

Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Program.

 
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