Table 135
Percent of short-stay nursing home residents with pressure sores, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2005a |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| White |
Black |
AI/AN |
API |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
20.7 |
0.0 |
20.2 |
0.0 |
24.5 |
0.1 |
21.4 |
0.7 |
22.2 |
0.4 |
23.8 |
0.2 |
| Ageb |
0-64 |
20.3 |
0.1 |
20.3 |
0.2 |
20.7 |
0.3 |
19.1 |
1.7 |
18.8 |
1.5 |
19.5 |
0.6 |
| 65-74 |
19.6 |
0.1 |
19.1 |
0.1 |
21.8 |
0.3 |
20.0 |
1.3 |
18.9 |
0.9 |
20.2 |
0.5 |
| 75-84 |
20.1 |
0.1 |
19.4 |
0.1 |
24.9 |
0.2 |
20.4 |
1.1 |
22.5 |
0.6 |
24.5 |
0.4 |
| 85 and over |
21.9 |
0.1 |
21.3 |
0.1 |
27.8 |
0.3 |
24.3 |
1.4 |
24.4 |
0.7 |
27.8 |
0.5 |
| Genderb |
Male |
23.0 |
0.1 |
22.9 |
0.1 |
23.3 |
0.2 |
22.6 |
1.1 |
23.4 |
0.6 |
23.3 |
0.4 |
| Female |
19.6 |
0.1 |
18.9 |
0.1 |
25.2 |
0.2 |
20.6 |
0.8 |
21.5 |
0.5 |
24.1 |
0.3 |
a Data reflect care for the fourth quarter for each fiscal year.
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; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.
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