National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.118a

Table 1.118a
Low-risk long-stay nursing home residents who have pressure sores, United States, 2004^a
Population group^b		Percent	Standard error
Total		2.7	0.02
Age	0-64	2.8	0.06
	65-74	2.6	0.06
	75-84	2.6	0.04
	85 and over	2.7	0.03
Gender	Male	3.2	0.04
Gender	Female	2.4	0.02
Race/ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, White	2.7	0.02
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2.3	0.06
	Non-Hispanic, AI/AN	3.2	0.32
	Non-Hispanic, API	1.7	0.16
	Hispanic, all races	2.1	0.10

^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.

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