Decubitus ulcers per 1,000 discharges of length 5 or more days (excluding paralysis patients, patients admitted from long-term-care facilities, patients with diseases of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and breast, and obstetrical admissions), United States, 2001 and 2002 |
2002 | 2001 | ||||
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Population group | Ratea | Standard error | Ratea | Standard error | |
Total | 23.3 | 0.2 | 22.8 | 0.2 | |
Age | 0-17 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
18-44 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 | |
45-64 | 12.0 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 0.3 | |
65 and over | 25.6 | 0.3 | 24.8 | 0.3 | |
Age | 65-69 | 18.4 | 0.5 | 16.4 | 0.5 |
70-74 | 20.6 | 0.4 | 19.8 | 0.4 | |
75-79 | 24.4 | 0.4 | 23.1 | 0.4 | |
80-84 | 27.0 | 0.5 | 27.4 | 0.5 | |
85 and over | 35.0 | 0.5 | 34.3 | 0.5 | |
Gender | Male | 23.2 | 0.2 | 22.7 | 0.2 |
Female | 23.3 | 0.2 | 23.0 | 0.2 | |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code | Less than $25,000 | 28.0 | 0.4 | 26.5 | 0.4 |
$25,000-$34,999 | 22.7 | 0.3 | 22.3 | 0.3 | |
$35,000-$44,999 | 21.9 | 0.2 | 22.4 | 0.2 | |
$45,000 or more | 23.8 | 0.2 | 22.8 | 0.2 | |
Location of patient residence | Metropolitan-large | 26.2 | 0.2 | 25.7 | 0.2 |
Metropolitan-small | 20.5 | 0.2 | 20.3 | 0.2 | |
Micropolitan | 19.0 | 0.4 | 18.1 | 0.4 | |
Noncore | 18.7 | 0.4 | 17.0 | 0.4 | |
Expected payment source | Private insurance | 20.3 | 0.2 | 20.6 | 0.2 |
Medicare | 24.2 | 0.2 | 23.5 | 0.2 | |
Medicaid | 26.5 | 0.2 | 25.9 | 0.3 | |
Other insurance | 21.6 | 0.5 | 20.8 | 0.5 | |
Uninsured/self pay/no charge | 19.4 | 0.4 | 19.5 | 0.4 | |
Region of inpatient treatment | Northeast | 24.2 | 0.3 | 25.2 | 0.2 |
Midwest | 19.3 | 0.2 | 20.4 | 0.3 | |
South | 23.9 | 0.2 | 22.3 | 0.2 | |
West | 26.2 | 0.3 | 24.2 | 0.3 | |
Ownership/control of hospital | Private, not-for-profit | 23.0 | 0.2 | 22.6 | 0.2 |
Private, for-profit | 25.1 | 0.3 | 25.4 | 0.3 | |
Public | 23.4 | 0.3 | 21.8 | 0.3 | |
Teaching status of hospital | Teaching | 25.4 | 0.2 | 25.5 | 0.2 |
Non-teaching | 22.0 | 0.2 | 21.4 | 0.2 | |
Location of hospital | Metropolitan-large | 25.9 | 0.2 | 25.6 | 0.2 |
Metropolitan-small | 20.4 | 0.2 | 19.9 | 0.2 | |
Micropolitan | 18.1 | 0.4 | 16.7 | 0.4 | |
Noncore | 18.1 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 0.7 | |
Bed size of hospital | Less than 100 | 18.7 | 0.4 | 19.6 | 0.4 |
100 - 299 | 21.8 | 0.2 | 21.2 | 0.2 | |
300 - 499 | 25.5 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 0.2 | |
500+ | 24.8 | 0.2 | 24.7 | 0.2 | |
a 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.