2005 National Healthcare Disparities Report, Appendix D: Data Tables. Table 115

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Table 115
Low-risk long-stay nursing home residents who have pressure sores, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2003^a

Population group		Total		Non-Hispanic								Hispanic (all races)
		Total		White		Black		AI/AN		API		Hispanic (all races)
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE

Total		2.77	0.02	2.86	0.02	2.42	0.06	3.11	0.32	1.61	0.16	2.25	0.10

Age^b	0-64	2.82	0.06	2.86	0.07	2.88	0.12	3.91	0.71	1.22	0.32	2.46	0.22
	65-74	2.67	0.06	2.80	0.07	2.44	0.13	2.11	0.58	1.61	0.43	1.86	0.21
	75-84	2.63	0.04	2.73	0.04	2.11	0.10	2.95	0.59	1.52	0.27	2.42	0.20
	85 and over	2.89	0.03	2.96	0.04	2.25	0.11	3.32	0.68	1.87	0.28	2.14	0.20

Gender^b	Female	2.52	0.03	2.59	0.03	2.12	0.07	2.97	0.43	1.60	0.20	2.00	0.14
Gender^b	Male	3.32	0.04	3.53	0.05	2.79	0.09	3.27	0.50	1.62	0.26	2.52	0.16

^a The data reflect care for period 7/1/03 to 9/30/03. Exclude records with unknown race/ethnicity.

^b Excluded records with unknown age and gender.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.