Selected infections due to medical care per 1000 discharges (excluding immunocompromised and cancer patients and neonates)a, United States, 2001 and 2002 |
2002 | 2001 | ||||
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Population group | Rateb | Standard error | Rateb | Standard error | |
Total | 2.27 | 0.03 | 2.11 | 0.03 | |
Age | 0-17 | 1.76 | 0.07 | 1.94 | 0.07 |
18-44 | 1.83 | 0.04 | 1.69 | 0.04 | |
45-64 | 2.95 | 0.05 | 2.76 | 0.05 | |
65 and over | 2.13 | 0.05 | 1.91 | 0.05 | |
Age | 65-69 | 2.72 | 0.09 | 2.65 | 0.09 |
70-74 | 2.70 | 0.09 | 2.40 | 0.08 | |
75-79 | 2.42 | 0.08 | 2.20 | 0.08 | |
80-84 | 1.92 | 0.09 | 1.69 | 0.09 | |
85 and over | 1.02 | 0.09 | 0.76 | 0.09 | |
Gender | Male | 2.30 | 0.04 | 2.12 | 0.04 |
Female | 2.10 | 0.03 | 1.95 | 0.03 | |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code | Less than $25,000 | 2.43 | 0.09 | 1.94 | 0.08 |
$25,000-$34,999 | 2.08 | 0.05 | 1.95 | 0.05 | |
$35,000-$44,999 | 2.19 | 0.04 | 2.13 | 0.04 | |
$45,000 or more | 2.39 | 0.04 | 2.23 | 0.04 | |
Location of patient residence | Metropolitan-large | 2.47 | 0.04 | 2.32 | 0.04 |
Metropolitan-small | 2.23 | 0.04 | 2.08 | 0.04 | |
Micropolitan | 1.82 | 0.06 | 1.65 | 0.06 | |
Noncore | 1.68 | 0.07 | 1.45 | 0.07 | |
Expected payment source | Private insurance | 1.85 | 0.03 | 1.85 | 0.03 |
Medicare | 2.69 | 0.05 | 2.36 | 0.05 | |
Medicaid | 2.55 | 0.04 | 2.33 | 0.04 | |
Other insurance | 2.01 | 0.10 | 1.89 | 0.10 | |
Uninsured/self pay/no charge | 1.50 | 0.08 | 1.56 | 0.08 | |
Region of inpatient treatment | Northeast | 2.30 | 0.05 | 2.35 | 0.05 |
Midwest | 2.11 | 0.04 | 1.88 | 0.04 | |
South | 2.25 | 0.04 | 2.04 | 0.04 | |
West | 2.51 | 0.05 | 2.32 | 0.05 | |
Ownership/control of hospital | Private, not-for-profit | 2.36 | 0.03 | 2.16 | 0.03 |
Private, for-profit | 2.02 | 0.06 | 2.02 | 0.06 | |
Public | 2.05 | 0.05 | 1.93 | 0.06 | |
Teaching status of hospital | Teaching | 2.76 | 0.04 | 2.61 | 0.04 |
Non-teaching | 2.00 | 0.03 | 1.87 | 0.03 | |
Location of hospital | Metropolitan-large | 2.53 | 0.04 | 2.39 | 0.04 |
Metropolitan-small | 2.26 | 0.04 | 2.01 | 0.04 | |
Micropolitan | 1.42 | 0.06 | 1.33 | 0.06 | |
Noncore | 0.91 | 0.08 | 0.92 | 0.08 | |
Bed size of hospital | Less than 100 | 1.26 | 0.05 | 1.16 | 0.05 |
100 - 299 | 2.05 | 0.04 | 2.05 | 0.04 | |
300 - 499 | 2.68 | 0.04 | 2.33 | 0.04 | |
500+ | 2.75 | 0.05 | 2.61 | 0.05 | |
a Also excludes admissions specifically for such infections, such as cases from earlier admissions, from other hospitals, or from other settings.
b Estimates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and 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, 2001 and 2002.