Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients with and without exposure to Influenza-Like-Illness in 365-days prior to cardiovascular event
From: Risk of stroke and myocardial infarction after influenza-like illness in New York State
Ischemic Stroke (n = 33,742) | Myocardial Infarction (n = 53,094) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases with exposure to ILI (n = 2009) | Cases without ILI (n = 31,733) | Cases with exposure to ILI (n = 3773) | Cases without ILI (n = 49,321) | |
Age (years) | 65.6 | 72.2 | 66.9 | 71.3 |
Standard deviation (range) | 16.4 (18–101) | 14.6 (18–104) | 15.3 (18–109) | 14.4 (18–111) |
Women, N (%) | 1037 (51.6%) | 16,213 (51.1%) | 1714 (45.4%) | 21,372 (43.3%) |
Race, N (%) | ||||
White | 910 (45.6%) | 19,675 (62.3%) | 2064 (54.9%) | 34,243 (69.7%) |
Black | 1099 (54.7%) | 12,058 (37.7%) | 1709 (45.3%) | 15,078 (30.3%) |
Residential Geography, N (%) | ||||
Urban | 1795 (89.4%) | 28,287 (89.1%) | 3214 (85.2%) | 42,736 (86.7%) |
Rural | 214 (10.6%) | 3446 (10.9%) | 559 (14.8%) | 6585 (13.3%) |