Selected infections due to medical carea per 100,000 population (excluding immunocompromised and cancer patients and neonates), United States, 2001 and 2002 |
2002 | 2001 | ||||
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Population group | Rateb | Standard error | Rateb | Standard error | |
Total | 44.2 | 1.5 | 39.8 | 1.2 | |
Age | 0-17 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 1.9 |
18-44 | 24.4 | 1.0 | 21.8 | 0.8 | |
45-64 | 65.6 | 2.5 | 60.2 | 2.2 | |
65 and over | 146.3 | 5.6 | 129.0 | 4.1 | |
Age | 65-69 | 119.6 | 5.0 | 109.9 | 4.1 |
70-74 | 148.2 | 6.4 | 122.8 | 4.5 | |
75-79 | 171.7 | 7.5 | 147.5 | 5.8 | |
80-84 | 175.1 | 7.8 | 165.8 | 6.9 | |
85 and over | 137.8 | 7.8 | 120.5 | 6.6 | |
Gender | Male | 46.1 | 1.7 | 41.4 | 1.4 |
Female | 43.4 | 1.5 | 39.0 | 1.2 | |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code | Less than $25,000 | 74.1 | 7.1 | 58.6 | 5.1 |
$25,000-$34,999 | 48.4 | 2.8 | 45.1 | 2.4 | |
$35,000-$44,999 | 47.8 | 2.4 | 42.6 | 1.9 | |
$45,000 or more | 39.3 | 1.9 | 34.6 | 1.7 | |
Location of patient residence | Metropolitan-large | 51.6 | 3.0 | 45.9 | 2.5 |
Metropolitan-small | 39.4 | 3.7 | 35.8 | 3.2 | |
Micropolitan | 34.6 | 3.0 | 32.6 | 3.1 | |
Noncore | 29.9 | 2.8 | 25.5 | 2.4 | |
Region of inpatient treatment | Northeast | 42.6 | 3.5 | 43.1 | 3.4 |
Midwest | 41.7 | 3.5 | 33.2 | 2.0 | |
South | 51.1 | 2.7 | 46.3 | 2.3 | |
West | 36.8 | 2.4 | 33.4 | 2.0 | |
a Includes admissions specifically for such infections, such as cases from earlier admissions, from other hospitals, or from other settings.
b 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.