2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.60a

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Table 1.60a
Deaths per 1,000 admissions with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) as principal diagnosis (excluding transfers to another hospital), age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004

Population group		2004		2003
Population group		Rate^a	Standard error	Rate^a	Standard error
Total		81.7	0.3	86.4	0.3
Age	18-44	20.8	0.7	18.0	0.7
	45-64	34.9	0.4	38.2	0.4
	65 and over	112.4	0.5	118.2	0.5
	65-69	67.0	0.9	66.9	0.9
	70-74	81.7	1.0	87.9	0.9
	75-79	104.7	1.0	113.0	1.0
	80-84	125.4	1.2	134.4	1.1
	85 and over	163.4	1.2	168.8	1.2
Gender	Male	68.9	0.4	72.1	0.4
Gender	Female	98.5	0.6	104.4	0.5
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	82.6	1.6	85.2	1.6
	$25,000-$34,999	89.0	0.7	91.4	0.7
	$35,000-$44,999	82.4	0.6	89.4	0.6
	$45,000 or more	77.9	0.5	82.2	0.5
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	76.5	0.5	84.3	0.4
	Metropolitan-small	81.9	0.6	83.7	0.6
	Micropolitan	94.2	1.0	96.4	1.0
	Noncore	96.1	1.1	95.2	1.1
Expected payment source	Private insurance	77.4	1.0	80.6	1.0
	Medicare	81.4	0.4	86.4	0.4
	Medicaid	89.6	1.8	88.9	1.7
	Other insurance	88.3	2.9	99.0	2.9
	Uninsured/self-pay/no charge	102.3	2.2	110.6	2.5
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	81.5	0.7	83.1	0.7
	Midwest	78.3	0.7	81.1	0.7
	South	83.8	0.5	89.3	0.5
	West	82.2	0.8	92.2	0.8
Ownership/control of hospital	Private, not-for-profit	79.9	0.4	85.4	0.4
	Private, for-profit	84.8	0.9	88.1	0.9
	Public	91.7	1.0	91.5	1.0
Teaching status of hospital	Teaching	75.7	0.6	82.9	0.6
Teaching status of hospital	Non-teaching	84.5	0.4	88.1	0.4
Location of hospital	Metropolitan-large	75.9	0.4	84.4	0.4
	Metropolitan-small	83.4	0.6	84.4	0.6
	Micropolitan	103.1	1.2	101.2	1.2
	Noncore	107.9	1.9	106.1	1.8
Bed size of hospital	Less than 100	99.9	1.1	100.7	1.1
	100-299	85.2	0.5	87.1	0.5
	300-499	73.8	0.6	83.0	0.6
	500 or more	79.3	0.7	83.4	0.7

^a Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, and all patients refined (APR)-diagnosis related group (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.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.