2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.48a

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Table 1.48a
Percent of Medicare heart failure patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction prescribed ACE inhibitor at discharge, United States, 2002 and 2003

		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error

Total		63.6	0.9	64.9	0.7

Gender	Male	64.4	0.4	66.0	0.7
Gender	Female	62.2	0.4	63.8	0.8

Race	White	62.7	0.3	64.9	0.6
	African American	65.9	0.7	66.5	1.4
	Hispanic	59.7	3.3	63.4	3.3
	Native American	66.1	2.4	72.2	4.6
	Asian	55.7	2.2	59.3	5.5

Age	Under 65	69.6	0.8	71.6	1.4
	65-74	64.7	0.5	65.7	1.0
	75-84	61.2	0.4	64.6	0.9
	85 and over	61.6	0.6	60.3	1.3

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

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