Table 2.13 Postoperative hip fracture per 1,000 surgical patients age 18 and over who were not susceptible to fallinga (excluding obstetrical admissions), United States, 2003 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Total |
|
0.36 |
0.01 |
0.34 |
0.01 |
Age |
18-44 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
45-64 |
0.12 |
0.01 |
0.11 |
0.01 |
65 and over |
0.78 |
0.02 |
0.78 |
0.02 |
65-69 |
0.31 |
0.02 |
0.24 |
0.02 |
70-74 |
0.42 |
0.03 |
0.31 |
0.02 |
75-79 |
0.71 |
0.04 |
0.90 |
0.04 |
80-84 |
0.81 |
0.05 |
0.95 |
0.05 |
85 and over |
2.87 |
0.10 |
2.61 |
0.10 |
Gender |
Male |
0.34 |
0.01 |
0.37 |
0.01 |
Female |
0.39 |
0.01 |
0.34 |
0.01 |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
0.45 |
0.04 |
0.29 |
0.04 |
$25,000-$34,999 |
0.37 |
0.02 |
0.37 |
0.02 |
$35,000-$44,999 |
0.38 |
0.01 |
0.33 |
0.01 |
$45,000 or more |
0.33 |
0.01 |
0.33 |
0.01 |
Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
0.34 |
0.01 |
0.36 |
0.01 |
Metropolitan-small |
0.31 |
0.01 |
0.33 |
0.01 |
Micropolitan |
0.47 |
0.02 |
0.23 |
0.02 |
Noncore |
0.45 |
0.03 |
0.38 |
0.03 |
Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
0.21 |
0.02 |
0.20 |
0.02 |
Medicare |
0.36 |
0.01 |
0.36 |
0.01 |
Medicaid |
0.83 |
0.04 |
0.17 |
0.04 |
Other insurance |
0.72 |
0.07 |
0.73 |
0.07 |
Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
0.41 |
0.06 |
0.26 |
0.07 |
Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
0.36 |
0.02 |
0.40 |
0.02 |
Midwest |
0.31 |
0.02 |
0.33 |
0.02 |
South |
0.41 |
0.01 |
0.34 |
0.01 |
West |
0.29 |
0.02 |
0.27 |
0.02 |
Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
0.36 |
0.01 |
0.35 |
0.01 |
Private, for-profit |
0.29 |
0.02 |
0.29 |
0.02 |
Public |
0.42 |
0.02 |
0.30 |
0.02 |
Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
0.39 |
0.01 |
0.35 |
0.01 |
Non-teaching |
0.34 |
0.01 |
0.34 |
0.01 |
Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
0.35 |
0.01 |
0.35 |
0.01 |
Metropolitan-small |
0.36 |
0.01 |
0.33 |
0.01 |
Micropolitan |
0.36 |
0.03 |
0.24 |
0.03 |
Noncore |
0.49 |
0.06 |
0.59 |
0.05 |
Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
0.30 |
0.03 |
0.28 |
0.03 |
100-299 |
0.31 |
0.01 |
0.33 |
0.01 |
300-499 |
0.39 |
0.01 |
0.34 |
0.01 |
500 or more |
0.39 |
0.02 |
0.37 |
0.02 |
a That is, excluding patients with musculoskeletal disease; those admitted for seizures, syncope, stroke, coma, cardiac arrest, poisoning, trauma, delirium, psychoses, and anoxic brain injury; and patients with metastatic cancer, lymphoid malignancy, bone malignancy, and self-inflicted injury.
b Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and diagnosis related group (DRG) clusters. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender, comorbidities, and DRG clusters; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age, comorbidities, and DRG clusters.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.