National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 32a: Deaths per 1000 admissions with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair (excluding obstetric and neonatal admissions and transfers to another hospital), by race/ethnicity, 2001

			Non-Hispanic
	Total		White		Black		API		Hispanic (of any race)
Population group	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE	Rate^a	SE

Total	105.802	3.225	105.884	3.372	102.463	16.677	*	*	117.373	22.444

Age groups for conditions affecting any age
0-17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
18-44	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
45-64	93.092	7.576	91.209	8.001	*	*	*	*	*	*
65 and over	108.823	3.561	109.346	3.715	101.128	19.338	*	*	121.571	25.058

Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly
65-69	86.966	7.701	85.570	8.063	*	*	*	*	*	*
70-74	97.151	6.627	98.537	6.896	*	*	*	*	*	*
75-79	100.328	6.712	101.173	7.010	*	*	*	*	*	*
80-84	136.701	8.998	137.710	9.302	*	*	*	*	*	*
85 and over	211.530	14.623	214.235	15.537	*	*	*	*	*	*

Gender
Male	104.502	3.681	104.539	3.840	97.061	20.753	*	*	98.826	25.315
Female	110.356	6.650	110.357	7.011	119.310	27.913	*	*	*	*

Median income of patient ZIP Code
Less than $25,000	86.540	15.312	87.939	17.313	*	*	*	*	*	*
$25,000-$34,999	113.132	6.853	111.320	7.214	165.908	30.180	*	*	*	*
$35,000-$44,999	101.617	6.302	99.422	6.575	*	*	*	*	*	*
$45,000 or more	106.500	4.690	108.348	4.863	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location
Metropolitan	107.006	3.580	107.764	3.757	92.668	17.678	*	*	116.365	23.358
Micropolitan	100.676	10.281	96.464	10.618	*	*	*	*	*	*
Non-Core	100.403	10.720	99.645	11.012	*	*	*	*	*	*

Location of inpatient treatment
Northeast	115.876	6.870	117.641	7.094	*	*	*	*	*	*
Midwest	109.788	6.078	107.453	6.237	*	*	*	*	*	*
South	101.003	5.523	101.251	5.820	88.285	25.372	*	*	*	*
West	94.774	8.101	94.738	8.793	*	*	*	*	*	*

Expected payment source
Private insurance	111.229	6.981	112.138	7.305	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare	102.686	3.730	103.135	3.885	102.214	19.415	*	*	121.311	27.914
Medicaid	127.760	26.785	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Other insurance	172.782	29.992	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Uninsured/self pay/no charge	110.680	27.664	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^aRates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, and APR-DRG risk of mortality score. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender and APR-DRG risk of mortality score; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age and APR-DRG risk of mortality score.

^* 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.