National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.117a

Table 1.117a
High-risk long-stay nursing home residents who have pressure sores, United States, 2004^a
Population group^b		Percent	Standard error
Total		13.5	0.04
Age	0-64	16.1	0.13
	65-74	15.2	0.13
	75-84	13.8	0.07
	85 and over	12.2	0.06
Gender	Male	16.6	0.09
Gender	Female	12.4	0.05
Race/ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, White	12.9	0.04
	Non-Hispanic, Black	16.8	0.12
	Non-Hispanic, AI/AN	15.5	0.63
	Non-Hispanic, API	11.2	0.32
	Hispanic, all races	14.6	0.22

^a The data reflect care for the period 7/1/04 to 9/30/04.

^b Age, gender and race/ethnicity categories exclude records with missing values.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.

Return to Contents