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Table 1.126a
Percent of short-stay nursing home residents with delirium,a United States, 2004 and 2005
Population group 2005 2004
Percent Standard error Percent Standard error
Total   3.2 0.02 3.4 0.02
Ageb 0-64 2.5 0.07 2.6 0.07
65-74 2.8 0.05 3.0 0.05
75-84 3.3 0.04 3.5 0.04
85 and over 3.8 0.04 4.0 0.04
Genderb Male 3.3 0.03 3.6 0.03
Female 3.1 0.02 3.3 0.02
Race/ethnicityb Non-Hispanic, White 3.2 0.02 3.5 0.02
Non-Hispanic, Black 2.9 0.05 3.1 0.05
Non-Hispanic, AI/AN 3.7 0.29 3.8 0.31
Non-Hispanic, API 1.8 0.12 2.1 0.14
Hispanic, all races 2.0 0.07 2.2 0.08

a Data reflect care for the third quarter for each calendar year.

b Excludes records with unknown age, gender, and race/ethnicity.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.

 

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