Table 2.25b Selected infections due to medical carea per 100,000 population (excluding immunocompromised and cancer patients and neonates), age 18 and over or obstetric admissions, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Total |
|
30.52 |
1.04 |
29.52 |
1.13 |
Age |
18-44 |
15.38 |
0.67 |
15.03 |
0.74 |
45-64 |
34.38 |
1.30 |
33.11 |
1.43 |
65 and over |
73.49 |
2.61 |
70.96 |
2.58 |
65-69 |
59.66 |
2.71 |
59.72 |
2.73 |
70-74 |
71.36 |
2.92 |
70.02 |
3.03 |
75-79 |
82.26 |
3.79 |
77.08 |
3.61 |
80-84 |
87.78 |
4.24 |
86.38 |
4.20 |
85 and over |
77.60 |
4.39 |
69.93 |
3.72 |
Gender |
Male |
30.15 |
1.11 |
29.52 |
1.14 |
Female |
31.28 |
1.09 |
29.95 |
1.22 |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
48.29 |
5.40 |
46.43 |
5.27 |
$25,000-$34,999 |
33.48 |
1.88 |
34.76 |
2.30 |
$35,000-$44,999 |
31.46 |
1.48 |
29.66 |
1.44 |
$45,000 or more |
27.93 |
1.37 |
26.99 |
1.31 |
Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
33.34 |
1.98 |
33.65 |
2.05 |
Metropolitan-small |
26.86 |
2.18 |
25.63 |
2.16 |
Micropolitan |
31.23 |
2.57 |
26.13 |
2.21 |
Noncore |
26.58 |
2.16 |
22.80 |
2.01 |
Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
31.85 |
2.66 |
31.72 |
2.76 |
Midwest |
29.47 |
2.34 |
28.30 |
3.07 |
South |
33.97 |
1.66 |
32.69 |
1.74 |
West |
24.65 |
1.97 |
23.52 |
1.53 |
a Includes admissions specifically for such infections, such as cases from earlier admissions, from other hospitals, or from other settings.
b Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.