The Influence of Race on Health Status Outcomes One Year After an Acute Coronary Syndrome
John Spertus, MD, MPH*,
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,*,
David Safley, MD*,
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Mukesh Garg, MD
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,
Philip Jones, MS* and
Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH
* Mid America Heart Institute of Saint Lukes Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

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Figure 1 (A) Prevalence of angina at baseline and one year by race. (B) Quality of life at baseline and one year by race. (C) Physical function at baseline and one year by race.
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Figure 2 (A) Multivariable-adjusted probabilities of angina at one year in blacks versus whites. See Table 1 for variables in each category. (B) Multivariable-adjusted difference in one-year Seattle Angina Questionnaire Quality of Life score. See Table 1 for variables in each category. (C) Multivariable-adjusted difference in one-year Short Form-12 Physical Component score. See Table 1 for variables in each category. B = baseline health status; C = clinical characteristics; D = demographic characteristics; T = treatment characteristics.
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