Table 105a: Race/Ethnicity - Postoperative respiratory failure per 1000 elective surgical discharges (excluding patients with respiratory disease, circulatory disease, and obstetric conditions), by race/ethnicity, 2001

      Non-Hispanic    
  Total White Black API Hispanic (of any race)
Population group Ratea SE Ratea SE Ratea SE Ratea SE Ratea SE
                     
Total 3.814 0.080 3.576 0.088 5.001 0.217 4.722 0.527 4.286 0.252
                     
Age groups for conditions affecting any age                    
    0-17 2.080 0.449 * * * * * * * *
    18-44 1.227 0.204 0.987 0.229 2.200 0.387 * * 1.780 0.470
    45-64 2.242 0.198 1.962 0.209 3.528 0.447 4.371 0.948 2.592 0.540
    65 and over 4.287 0.208 4.042 0.212 5.984 0.651 4.369 1.327 5.848 0.718
                     
Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly                    
    65-69 3.517 0.294 3.277 0.308 6.166 1.073 * * * *
    70-74 4.231 0.293 3.780 0.307 6.945 1.121 * * 7.785 1.265
    75-79 4.536 0.316 4.431 0.327 4.559 1.378 * * 5.461 1.568
    80-84 5.097 0.415 4.887 0.429 7.532 2.021 * * * *
    85 and over 4.826 0.606 4.635 0.632 * * * * 11.717 3.433
                     
Gender                    
    Male 3.808 0.152 3.493 0.164 5.785 0.493 6.513 1.115 4.111 0.505
    Female 3.320 0.102 3.126 0.113 4.168 0.247 3.391 0.601 3.920 0.300
                     
Median income of patient ZIP Code                    
    Less than $25,000 3.977 0.344 4.059 0.468 3.752 0.650 0.000 4.083 3.423 0.865
    $25,000-$34,999 4.073 0.163 3.714 0.186 5.994 0.426 * * 4.461 0.514
    $35,000-$44,999 4.005 0.146 3.700 0.165 5.573 0.415 4.464 1.228 4.662 0.485
    $45,000 or more 3.600 0.102 3.437 0.112 4.238 0.340 5.039 0.615 4.150 0.386
                     
Residence location                    
    Metropolitan 3.915 0.085 3.700 0.096 4.867 0.227 4.591 0.546 4.286 0.259
    Micropolitan 3.227 0.233 2.878 0.247 8.253 0.945 * * * *
    Non-Core 3.454 0.257 3.278 0.271 3.963 1.022 * * 5.829 1.625
                     
Location of inpatient treatment                    
    Northeast 3.436 0.152 3.435 0.168 3.412 0.482 4.421 1.252 3.206 0.636
    Midwest 3.051 0.145 2.840 0.154 5.033 0.477 * * * *
    South 4.610 0.123 4.337 0.141 5.659 0.297 4.854 1.217 5.037 0.417
    West 3.699 0.163 3.385 0.195 4.506 0.724 4.803 0.693 4.045 0.370
                     
Expected payment source                    
    Private insurance 3.318 0.090 3.197 0.101 4.083 0.235 4.465 0.594 3.212 0.306
    Medicare 4.440 0.156 4.103 0.164 6.333 0.556 4.999 1.476 6.763 0.699
    Medicaid 4.737 0.302 4.485 0.405 5.768 0.678 6.086 1.760 3.858 0.658
    Other insurance 3.223 0.272 2.963 0.325 4.156 0.796 * * 3.227 0.706
    Uninsured/self pay/no charge 4.326 0.397 2.857 0.520 7.555 0.971 * * 6.074 0.933
                     

aRates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and 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.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, disparities analysis file, 2001. This file is designed to provide national estimates on disparities using weighted records from a sample of hospitals from the following 22 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, KS, MD, MA, MI, MO, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI.

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