2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 2.25b

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Table 2.25b
Selected infections due to medical care^a 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
Population group		Rate^b	Standard error	Rate^b	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
Gender	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.