Admissions for pediatric gastroenteritis (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, age less than 18 years, United States, 2001 and 2002 |
2002 | 2001 | ||||
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Population group | Ratea | Standard error | Ratea | Standard error | |
Total | 92.0 | 6.7 | 106.3 | 7.2 | |
Age | 0-4 | 243.9 | 19.0 | 290.6 | 20.4 |
5-9 | 49.9 | 3.5 | 58.4 | 4.6 | |
10-14 | 29.5 | 2.1 | 28.5 | 2.0 | |
15-17 | 28.6 | 1.6 | 27.1 | 1.6 | |
Gender | Male | 95.6 | 6.9 | 112.6 | 7.6 |
Female | 88.1 | 6.5 | 99.7 | 6.9 | |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code | Less than $25,000 | 145.7 | 23.1 | 143.7 | 24.4 |
$25,000-$34,999 | 133.8 | 13.2 | 150.3 | 16.5 | |
$35,000-$44,999 | 106.9 | 8.6 | 109.6 | 9.0 | |
$45,000 or more | 65.3 | 6.1 | 78.4 | 6.6 | |
Location of patient residence | Metropolitan-large | 83.5 | 9.9 | 100.0 | 12.4 |
Metropolitan-small | 89.5 | 11.5 | 100.1 | 10.4 | |
Micropolitan | 106.1 | 10.9 | 127.5 | 12.8 | |
Noncore | 152.5 | 15.0 | 149.2 | 13.9 | |
Region of inpatient treatment | Northeast | 86.8 | 12.9 | 137.5 | 27.9 |
Midwest | 88.5 | 8.2 | 115.8 | 12.7 | |
South | 113.6 | 15.5 | 111.4 | 10.0 | |
West | 66.9 | 9.1 | 67.2 | 11.2 | |
a Estimates 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, 2001 and 2002.