Table 1.60a Deaths per 1,000 admissions with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) as principal diagnosis (excluding transfers to another hospital), age 18 and over, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Total |
|
81.7 |
0.3 |
86.4 |
0.3 |
Age |
18-44 |
20.8 |
0.7 |
18.0 |
0.7 |
45-64 |
34.9 |
0.4 |
38.2 |
0.4 |
65 and over |
112.4 |
0.5 |
118.2 |
0.5 |
65-69 |
67.0 |
0.9 |
66.9 |
0.9 |
70-74 |
81.7 |
1.0 |
87.9 |
0.9 |
75-79 |
104.7 |
1.0 |
113.0 |
1.0 |
80-84 |
125.4 |
1.2 |
134.4 |
1.1 |
85 and over |
163.4 |
1.2 |
168.8 |
1.2 |
Gender |
Male |
68.9 |
0.4 |
72.1 |
0.4 |
Female |
98.5 |
0.6 |
104.4 |
0.5 |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
82.6 |
1.6 |
85.2 |
1.6 |
$25,000-$34,999 |
89.0 |
0.7 |
91.4 |
0.7 |
$35,000-$44,999 |
82.4 |
0.6 |
89.4 |
0.6 |
$45,000 or more |
77.9 |
0.5 |
82.2 |
0.5 |
Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
76.5 |
0.5 |
84.3 |
0.4 |
Metropolitan-small |
81.9 |
0.6 |
83.7 |
0.6 |
Micropolitan |
94.2 |
1.0 |
96.4 |
1.0 |
Noncore |
96.1 |
1.1 |
95.2 |
1.1 |
Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
77.4 |
1.0 |
80.6 |
1.0 |
Medicare |
81.4 |
0.4 |
86.4 |
0.4 |
Medicaid |
89.6 |
1.8 |
88.9 |
1.7 |
Other insurance |
88.3 |
2.9 |
99.0 |
2.9 |
Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
102.3 |
2.2 |
110.6 |
2.5 |
Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
81.5 |
0.7 |
83.1 |
0.7 |
Midwest |
78.3 |
0.7 |
81.1 |
0.7 |
South |
83.8 |
0.5 |
89.3 |
0.5 |
West |
82.2 |
0.8 |
92.2 |
0.8 |
Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
79.9 |
0.4 |
85.4 |
0.4 |
Private, for-profit |
84.8 |
0.9 |
88.1 |
0.9 |
Public |
91.7 |
1.0 |
91.5 |
1.0 |
Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
75.7 |
0.6 |
82.9 |
0.6 |
Non-teaching |
84.5 |
0.4 |
88.1 |
0.4 |
Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
75.9 |
0.4 |
84.4 |
0.4 |
Metropolitan-small |
83.4 |
0.6 |
84.4 |
0.6 |
Micropolitan |
103.1 |
1.2 |
101.2 |
1.2 |
Noncore |
107.9 |
1.9 |
106.1 |
1.8 |
Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
99.9 |
1.1 |
100.7 |
1.1 |
100-299 |
85.2 |
0.5 |
87.1 |
0.5 |
300-499 |
73.8 |
0.6 |
83.0 |
0.6 |
500 or more |
79.3 |
0.7 |
83.4 |
0.7 |
a Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, and all patients refined (APR)-diagnosis related group (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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.