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Percent of high-risk long-stay nursing home residents who have pressure sores, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2005a
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
White Black AI/AN API
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   13.1 0.0 12.5 0.0 16.7 0.1 13.4 0.6 11.4 0.3 14.2 0.2
Ageb 0-64 15.7 0.1 15.5 0.2 17.6 0.3 16.7 1.4 11.5 0.8 13.2 0.5
65-74 14.9 0.1 14.4 0.2 16.9 0.3 13.6 1.5 13.2 0.9 14.8 0.5
75-84 13.5 0.1 12.9 0.1 17.3 0.2 14.2 1.2 11.3 0.5 14.8 0.4
85 and over 11.7 0.1 11.2 0.1 15.6 0.2 10.4 0.9 10.9 0.5 14.1 0.4
Genderb Male 16.1 0.1 15.9 0.1 17.7 0.2 17.0 1.1 12.1 0.5 15.7 0.4
Female 12.0 0.0 11.3 0.1 16.3 0.2 11.3 0.7 11.1 0.4 13.3 0.3

a Data reflect care for the third quarter for each calendar year.

b Age, gender, and race/ethnicity categories exclude records with missing values.

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.

 

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