Influence of Age on Racial Disparities in Stroke Admission Rates, Hospital Charges, and Outcomes in South Carolina | Zendy

Wuwei Feng | Zendy; Paul J. Nietert | Zendy; Robert J. Adams | Zendy

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Influence of Age on Racial Disparities in Stroke Admission Rates, Hospital Charges, and Outcomes in South Carolina

Author(s) -

Wuwei Feng,

Paul J. Nietert,

Robert J. Adams

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.554535

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , logistic regression , acute stroke , demography , racial differences , rehabilitation , emergency medicine , age groups , intensive care unit , gerontology , ethnic group , pediatrics , physical therapy , emergency department , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , sociology , anthropology , engineering

Racial disparities among US stroke patients have been well documented. However, the extent to which disparities in outcomes vary by age is unclear. This study's goals were to examine the degree of racial disparities in South Carolina between African Americans (AAs) and Caucasian Americans (CAs) in stroke admission rates, hospital charges, and outcomes and to determine whether racial differences varied by age.

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