Table 2.17
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, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
| Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
| Rateb |
Standard error |
Rateb |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
26.1 |
0.1 |
24.8 |
0.1 |
| Age |
18-44 |
4.1 |
0.1 |
4.1 |
0.1 |
| 45-64 |
14.7 |
0.1 |
13.8 |
0.1 |
| 65 and over |
39.2 |
0.1 |
37.3 |
0.1 |
| 65-69 |
25.0 |
0.2 |
23.8 |
0.2 |
| 70-74 |
27.0 |
0.2 |
24.9 |
0.2 |
| 75-79 |
36.6 |
0.2 |
35.4 |
0.2 |
| 80-84 |
38.6 |
0.2 |
36.7 |
0.2 |
| 85 and over |
61.8 |
0.2 |
58.9 |
0.2 |
| Gender |
Male |
24.6 |
0.1 |
23.6 |
0.1 |
| Female |
28.4 |
0.1 |
27.2 |
0.1 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
29.6 |
0.2 |
30.8 |
0.2 |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
26.6 |
0.1 |
26.1 |
0.1 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
24.4 |
0.1 |
23.1 |
0.1 |
| $45,000 or more |
26.5 |
0.1 |
24.6 |
0.1 |
| Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
29.8 |
0.1 |
27.4 |
0.1 |
| Metropolitan-small |
22.5 |
0.1 |
22.2 |
0.1 |
| Micropolitan |
20.6 |
0.1 |
20.8 |
0.2 |
| Noncore |
21.7 |
0.2 |
20.7 |
0.2 |
| Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
19.0 |
0.1 |
17.3 |
0.1 |
| Medicare |
27.5 |
0.1 |
26.3 |
0.1 |
| Medicaid |
27.9 |
0.2 |
27.4 |
0.2 |
| Other insurance |
23.7 |
0.4 |
19.8 |
0.4 |
| Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
17.6 |
0.3 |
12.9 |
0.4 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
30.4 |
0.1 |
28.7 |
0.1 |
| Midwest |
22.9 |
0.1 |
19.9 |
0.1 |
| South |
24.9 |
0.1 |
25.4 |
0.1 |
| West |
27.9 |
0.1 |
24.8 |
0.1 |
| Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
26.2 |
0.1 |
24.8 |
0.1 |
| Private, for-profit |
26.3 |
0.1 |
25.8 |
0.1 |
| Public |
24.8 |
0.1 |
23.5 |
0.1 |
| Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
29.5 |
0.1 |
27.8 |
0.1 |
| Non-teaching |
24.6 |
0.1 |
23.4 |
0.1 |
| Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
29.5 |
0.1 |
27.1 |
0.1 |
| Metropolitan-small |
22.0 |
0.1 |
21.7 |
0.1 |
| Micropolitan |
20.5 |
0.2 |
21.2 |
0.2 |
| Noncore |
26.0 |
0.2 |
23.3 |
0.2 |
| Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
23.7 |
0.1 |
22.4 |
0.1 |
| 100-299 |
25.6 |
0.1 |
23.6 |
0.1 |
| 300-499 |
25.8 |
0.1 |
25.4 |
0.1 |
| 500 or more |
28.7 |
0.1 |
27.8 |
0.1 |
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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.
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