Description | White (N=52 980) | Chinese (N=851) | East Indian (N=377) | p Value |
Procedures within 1 year* | ||||
Cardiac catheterisation, % | 13.7 | 13.7 | 24.7 | <0.01 |
PCI, % | 4.9 | 6.1 | 10.6 | <0.01 |
CABG, % | 4.1 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 0.055 |
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator, % | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.23 |
Pacemaker, % | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 0.29 |
Dialysis, % | 5.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | <0.01 |
Follow-up care within 1 year | ||||
Hospital survivors (n) | (N=45617) | (N=669) | (N=330) | |
Re-hospitalisations, mean (SD) | ||||
All cause | 1.0 (1.4) | 0.8 (1.1) | 0.8 (1.1) | <0.01 |
Cardiac related | 0.9 (1.2) | 0.7 (1.0) | 0.7 (1.0) | <0.01 |
ED visits, mean (SD) | ||||
All cause | 2.6 (4.7) | 1.6 (2.5) | 1.8 (2.3) | <0.01 |
Cardiac related | 0.7 (1.6) | 0.5 (1.2) | 0.7 (1.3) | 0.01 |
Outpatient clinic visits, mean (SD) | ||||
All cause | 9.2 (23.6) | 15.3 (39.6) | 14.7 (33.9) | <0.01 |
Cardiac related | 1.8 (8.2) | 3.8 (16.6) | 4.4 (16.1) | <0.01 |
Physician office visits, mean (SD) | ||||
All cause | 16.1 (14.6) | 18.1 (21.3) | 20.7 (20.6) | <0.01 |
Cardiac related | 4.3 (5.8) | 4.7 (6.3) | 5.3 (6.6) | <0.01 |
↵* Includes procedures during the index hospitalisation.
CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; ED, emergency department; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.