Table 164
Decubitus ulcers per 1,000 discharges of length 5 or more days (excluding transfers; patients admitted from long-term care facilities; patients with diseases of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and breast; and obstetrical admissionsa), age 18 and over, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| White |
Black |
API |
| Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
| Total |
|
26.3 |
0.1 |
24.3 |
0.1 |
36.0 |
0.1 |
22.4 |
0.3 |
27.2 |
0.2 |
| Age |
18-44 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
4.0 |
0.1 |
5.5 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
| 45-64 |
15.0 |
0.1 |
14.7 |
0.1 |
17.0 |
0.1 |
10.8 |
0.5 |
12.8 |
0.2 |
| 65 and over |
39.6 |
0.1 |
36.2 |
0.1 |
57.4 |
0.2 |
34.5 |
0.5 |
42.6 |
0.3 |
| 65-69 |
25.3 |
0.2 |
23.3 |
0.2 |
33.5 |
0.4 |
20.1 |
1.1 |
24.5 |
0.5 |
| 70-74 |
27.0 |
0.2 |
24.6 |
0.2 |
38.9 |
0.4 |
22.0 |
1.1 |
27.2 |
0.5 |
| 75-79 |
36.7 |
0.2 |
33.5 |
0.2 |
55.1 |
0.5 |
29.6 |
1.2 |
39.7 |
0.6 |
| 80-84 |
38.8 |
0.2 |
35.3 |
0.2 |
61.1 |
0.5 |
34.8 |
1.2 |
44.7 |
0.7 |
| 85 and over |
62.4 |
0.2 |
55.2 |
0.2 |
104.9 |
0.7 |
59.6 |
1.4 |
82.3 |
0.9 |
| Gender |
Male |
24.8 |
0.1 |
25.5 |
0.1 |
24.0 |
0.1 |
21.7 |
0.5 |
19.9 |
0.2 |
| Female |
28.7 |
0.1 |
27.3 |
0.1 |
33.5 |
0.1 |
24.5 |
0.5 |
26.9 |
0.2 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
33.0 |
0.2 |
29.9 |
0.4 |
35.0 |
0.3 |
23.1 |
1.5 |
34.0 |
0.5 |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
27.1 |
0.1 |
24.0 |
0.1 |
35.7 |
0.2 |
27.0 |
0.9 |
26.3 |
0.3 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
25.5 |
0.1 |
23.6 |
0.1 |
36.5 |
0.3 |
21.3 |
0.7 |
25.9 |
0.4 |
| $45,000 or more |
25.6 |
0.1 |
24.6 |
0.1 |
36.8 |
0.3 |
21.7 |
0.5 |
25.9 |
0.3 |
| Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
29.7 |
0.1 |
27.8 |
0.1 |
37.9 |
0.2 |
25.5 |
0.4 |
27.7 |
0.2 |
| Metropolitan-small |
22.4 |
0.1 |
21.1 |
0.1 |
30.3 |
0.3 |
17.0 |
0.7 |
26.0 |
0.4 |
| Micropolitan |
21.4 |
0.2 |
19.8 |
0.2 |
33.7 |
0.5 |
10.2 |
1.2 |
28.6 |
0.8 |
| Noncore |
22.3 |
0.2 |
20.7 |
0.2 |
34.6 |
0.5 |
17.4 |
3.2 |
21.4 |
1.1 |
| Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
19.3 |
0.1 |
18.9 |
0.2 |
23.0 |
0.4 |
14.4 |
0.9 |
17.9 |
0.5 |
| Medicare |
27.7 |
0.1 |
25.2 |
0.1 |
40.2 |
0.2 |
23.9 |
0.4 |
30.9 |
0.2 |
| Medicaid |
28.8 |
0.2 |
28.2 |
0.3 |
33.4 |
0.4 |
25.4 |
0.9 |
24.6 |
0.4 |
| Other insurance |
18.3 |
0.4 |
19.3 |
0.5 |
18.6 |
0.9 |
9.4 |
2.8 |
14.6 |
1.2 |
| Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
16.2 |
0.3 |
16.9 |
0.5 |
17.4 |
0.7 |
16.4 |
2.0 |
14.0 |
0.8 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
30.3 |
0.1 |
28.9 |
0.1 |
37.5 |
0.3 |
33.9 |
0.9 |
30.6 |
0.4 |
| Midwest |
22.8 |
0.1 |
20.2 |
0.1 |
36.8 |
0.3 |
12.7 |
1.8 |
16.2 |
1.1 |
| South |
25.7 |
0.1 |
23.0 |
0.1 |
34.2 |
0.2 |
21.9 |
1.0 |
27.4 |
0.3 |
| West |
27.8 |
0.1 |
27.7 |
0.2 |
41.1 |
0.4 |
20.4 |
0.4 |
25.7 |
0.3 |
| Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
25.9 |
0.1 |
23.9 |
0.1 |
35.8 |
0.2 |
24.0 |
0.4 |
26.8 |
0.2 |
| Private, for-profit |
27.8 |
0.1 |
25.5 |
0.2 |
37.1 |
0.3 |
20.4 |
0.8 |
29.0 |
0.3 |
| Public |
27.1 |
0.1 |
25.1 |
0.2 |
36.0 |
0.3 |
16.8 |
1.0 |
25.5 |
0.5 |
| Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
29.8 |
0.1 |
27.9 |
0.1 |
36.7 |
0.2 |
28.2 |
0.6 |
28.1 |
0.3 |
| Non-teaching |
24.9 |
0.1 |
23.0 |
0.1 |
35.6 |
0.2 |
20.0 |
0.4 |
26.8 |
0.2 |
| Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
29.4 |
0.1 |
27.5 |
0.1 |
37.9 |
0.2 |
25.4 |
0.4 |
27.7 |
0.2 |
| Metropolitan-small |
22.1 |
0.1 |
20.8 |
0.1 |
29.6 |
0.3 |
16.5 |
0.7 |
25.8 |
0.4 |
| Micropolitan |
21.7 |
0.2 |
20.1 |
0.2 |
34.1 |
0.5 |
10.4 |
1.3 |
28.4 |
0.8 |
| Noncore |
25.0 |
0.3 |
22.7 |
0.3 |
41.1 |
0.7 |
19.0 |
3.5 |
27.5 |
2.5 |
| Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
24.2 |
0.1 |
22.4 |
0.2 |
37.6 |
0.5 |
18.8 |
1.4 |
31.9 |
0.6 |
| 100-299 |
26.3 |
0.1 |
24.4 |
0.1 |
36.4 |
0.2 |
22.3 |
0.5 |
27.9 |
0.3 |
| 300-499 |
26.3 |
0.1 |
24.1 |
0.1 |
36.0 |
0.2 |
23.4 |
0.7 |
24.6 |
0.4 |
| 500 or more |
27.7 |
0.1 |
25.5 |
0.1 |
35.1 |
0.2 |
22.6 |
0.8 |
27.2 |
0.3 |
a Also excludes admissions specifically for such problems, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospitals.
b Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and diagnosis related group (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.
Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, disparities analysis file, 2004. This file is designed to provide national estimates on disparities using weighted records from a sample of hospitals from the following 23 States: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, KS, MD, MA, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI.
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