National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 29a: Deaths per 1000 admissions with congestive heart failure (CHF) as principal diagnosis, age 18 and older (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers to another hospital), by race/ethnicity, 2001

			Non-Hispanic
	Total		White		Black		API		Hispanic (of any race)
Population group	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE

Total	46.116	0.428	48.300	0.505	39.734	0.988	51.346	3.465	38.171	1.702

Age groups for conditions affecting any age
18-44	21.587	2.167	22.260	3.749	20.705	2.961	*	*	*	*
45-64	26.738	0.952	28.301	1.307	23.807	1.621	33.323	7.573	25.779	3.193
65 and over	52.240	0.491	55.755	0.553	37.175	1.373	53.074	4.050	37.135	2.092

Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly
65-69	37.831	1.388	40.557	1.718	29.341	2.890	41.294	10.659	38.320	4.763
70-74	35.045	1.182	38.214	1.384	21.361	2.908	47.687	8.813	28.559	4.445
75-79	42.738	1.065	45.136	1.198	35.281	3.027	38.270	8.245	29.562	4.461
80-84	55.965	1.064	58.243	1.167	44.724	3.353	55.244	9.150	37.251	5.013
85 and over	74.020	0.937	76.013	1.011	62.070	3.259	81.870	8.899	54.728	4.782

Gender
Male	50.211	0.640	52.399	0.754	43.419	1.493	55.058	4.974	42.041	2.542
Female	42.886	0.576	44.360	0.679	38.926	1.317	49.203	4.831	36.428	2.291

Median income of patient ZIP Code
Less than $25,000	42.294	1.418	49.107	2.243	37.210	2.067	*	*	37.323	4.400
$25,000-$34,999	48.406	0.807	51.572	0.969	41.685	1.696	*	*	37.398	3.203
$35,000-$44,999	46.185	0.862	47.852	1.000	40.423	2.084	54.566	7.951	38.997	3.498
$45,000 or more	45.293	0.694	46.358	0.776	38.577	2.168	53.849	4.210	38.628	2.955

Residence location
Metropolitan	44.395	0.479	46.646	0.578	38.827	1.056	47.107	3.726	37.989	1.760
Micropolitan	52.383	1.296	52.089	1.415	50.114	3.890	85.622	9.467	44.746	8.210
Non-Core	53.462	1.405	55.293	1.522	41.838	4.021	*	*	*	*

Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast	49.383	0.938	50.371	1.054	45.082	2.523	55.591	11.222	40.913	4.324
Midwest	46.250	0.856	49.542	0.967	33.300	1.927	*	*	*	*
South	44.446	0.686	46.361	0.829	40.718	1.410	50.139	12.413	37.689	2.747
West	45.440	1.092	47.385	1.403	42.960	3.221	51.538	3.886	38.026	2.573

Expected payment source
Private insurance	45.788	1.165	46.890	1.424	40.403	2.371	74.989	8.204	43.144	5.064
Medicare	45.419	0.491	47.503	0.558	37.777	1.262	44.996	4.521	35.361	2.169
Medicaid	48.118	1.641	55.442	2.770	45.138	2.585	43.481	8.110	42.724	3.934
Other insurance	72.549	3.818	92.043	5.108	41.917	7.559	82.800	21.510	51.218	10.610
Uninsured/self pay/no charge	50.315	2.736	59.558	4.238	44.606	4.399	*	*	38.102	7.022

^aRates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, and APR-DRG risk of mortality score. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender and APR-DRG risk of mortality score; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age and APR-DRG risk of mortality score.

^* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, disparities analysis file, 2001. This file is designed to provide national estimates on disparities using weighted records from a sample of hospitals from the following 22 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, KS, MD, MA, MI, MO, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI.