Table 2

Treatment and crude mortality among transferred v non-transferred patients and rural v urban patients

Non-Transferred
N = 132,765
 Transferred
N = 51,530
Urban
N = 148,471
 Rural
N = 35,824
Continuous Variables






Mean
 Mean
 p-value
 Mean
 Mean
 p-value
Length of Stay
 8.2
 5.9
 < 0.001
 7.9
 5.9
 < 0.001
Categorical Variables






%
 %
%
 %
ASA if Eligible
 84
 89
 < 0.001
 87
 82
 < 0.001
Beta Blocker if Eligible
 50
 57
 < 0.001
 54
 44
 < 0.001
ACE-I if Eligible
 33
 21
 < 0.001
 31
 28
 < 0.001
Thrombolytics if Eligible
 53
 71
 < 0.001
 58
 62
 < 0.001
Tobacco Cessation Counseling
 6
 6
 0.02
 6
 5
 < 0.001
Died Within 30 Days
 19
 11
 < 0.001
 16
 18
 < 0.001

Westfall et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008 8:22   doi:10.1186/1471-2261-8-22