2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.77a

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Table 1.77a
Admissions for pediatric gastroenteritis (excluding patients with gastrointestinal abnormalities or bacterial gastroenteritis, and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, ages 0-17, United States, 2003 and 2004

Population group		2004		2003
Population group		Rate^a	Standard error	Rate^a	Standard error
Total		178.7	9.9	178.4	9.4
Age	0-4	538.8	31.4	523.8	28.6
	5-9	85.1	4.5	93.5	5.2
	10-14	37.9	2.1	39.7	2.2
	15-17	33.9	1.9	37.6	1.9
Gender	Male	185.3	10.4	186.9	9.9
Gender	Female	171.8	9.5	169.6	8.9
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	258.7	42.8	272.7	44.4
	$25,000-$34,999	239.8	19.2	231.6	17.7
	$35,000-$44,999	181.9	11.1	182.0	11.4
	$45,000 or more	143.8	11.0	149.3	10.4
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	154.0	15.3	169.3	15.2
	Metropolitan-small	181.2	19.3	172.0	17.3
	Micropolitan	249.7	23.7	195.9	16.7
	Noncore	280.3	23.3	258.7	24.9
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	191.3	25.0	237.1	29.9
	Midwest	157.7	17.9	158.1	15.9
	South	209.7	16.8	205.9	16.1
	West	142.5	21.2	114.5	15.8

^a Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.