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Table 2 AMI population characteristics by income quintile (unadjusted)

From: Inequality in treatment use among elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction: USA, Belgium and Quebec

 

INCOME QUINTILE

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

USA

     

% CATH

32.1

31.1

31.8

34.5

35.1

% PCI

12.0

11.3

11.6

12.7

13.1

% CABG

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.8

0.8

Average distance to CATH*

58.4

54.2

43.5

27.6

16.2

Average distance to REVASC*

45.2

48.0

37.4

21.1

13.2

% equipped hospitals

51.9

44.6

45.2

51.0

51.1

% total population

10.35

13.84

17.53

24.68

33.60

Quebec

     

% CATH

19.2

16.7

17.0

22.2

24.0

% PCI

6.7

5.6

5.9

7.0

7.6

% CABG

0.8

0.6

0.7

0.9

0.8

Average distance to REVASC*

55.5

80.8

88.6

41.7

24.7

% equipped hospitals

19.6

9.9

15.4

19.8

18.9

% total population

21.16

26.54

20.62

17.89

13.78

Belgium

     

% CATH

21.6

14.2

13.0

17.3

22.0

% PCI

5.8

3.4

3.0

5.1

7.2

% CABG

1.6

0.7

1.0

1.0

1.5

Average distance to CATH*

19.8

32.4

33.8

34.5

26.1

Average distance to REVASC*

13.4

14.4

14.7

15.1

11.3

% equipped hospitals

39.1

24.1

22.8

29.9

39.2

% total population

23.95

22.81

18.82

17.35

17.46

  1. Note: *Average distance is expressed in kilometers (1 mile = 1.67 km). Average distance to CATH measures the average distance to the nearest hospital with on-site facilities for CATH ONLY. Average distance to REVASC measures the average distance to the nearest hospital with on-site facilities to perform PCI or CABG.
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