2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.61a

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Table 1.61a
Deaths per 1,000 admissions with congestive heart failure (CHF) as principal diagnosis (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and 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		38.0	0.2	41.7	0.2
Age	18-44	15.4	0.5	15.7	0.6
	45-64	19.6	0.3	21.0	0.3
	65 and over	44.5	0.2	48.7	0.2
	65-69	26.5	0.5	29.5	0.5
	70-74	32.3	0.5	35.6	0.5
	75-79	39.1	0.5	41.6	0.5
	80-84	47.1	0.5	50.3	0.5
	85 and over	61.5	0.5	69.3	0.5
Gender	Male	38.3	0.3	42.0	0.3
Gender	Female	37.4	0.2	41.0	0.2
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	33.7	0.8	38.7	0.8
	$25,000-$34,999	39.4	0.4	41.9	0.4
	$35,000-$44,999	39.4	0.3	43.4	0.3
	$45,000 or more	36.9	0.3	40.7	0.3
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	35.6	0.2	39.7	0.2
	Metropolitan-small	37.1	0.3	42.2	0.3
	Micropolitan	44.3	0.5	44.2	0.6
	Noncore	49.1	0.6	49.6	0.6
Expected payment source	Private insurance	43.5	0.6	48.4	0.6
	Medicare	36.7	0.2	40.4	0.2
	Medicaid	38.5	0.9	44.1	0.9
	Other insurance	71.4	1.7	85.7	1.7
	Uninsured/self-pay/no charge	51.5	1.4	40.1	1.8
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	42.0	0.4	44.2	0.4
	Midwest	35.1	0.4	38.5	0.4
	South	38.0	0.3	42.1	0.3
	West	37.5	0.5	42.0	0.5
Ownership/control of hospital	Private, not-for-profit	38.0	0.2	41.5	0.2
	Private, for-profit	34.9	0.5	39.9	0.5
	Public	42.6	0.5	45.1	0.5
Teaching status of hospital	Teaching	37.0	0.3	39.3	0.3
Teaching status of hospital	Non-teaching	38.4	0.2	42.6	0.2
Location of hospital	Metropolitan-large	35.7	0.2	39.8	0.2
	Metropolitan-small	37.4	0.3	42.1	0.3
	Micropolitan	45.6	0.6	46.4	0.6
	Noncore	54.5	0.9	51.1	0.8
Bed size of hospital	Less than 100	45.9	0.5	47.4	0.5
	100-299	37.7	0.3	40.9	0.3
	300-499	35.0	0.3	40.6	0.3
	500 or more	38.0	0.4	40.9	0.4

^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.