2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 2.11b

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Table 2.11b
Selected infections due to medical care^a per 100,000 population (excluding immunocompromised and cancer patients and neonates), United States, 2001 and 2002

		2002		2001
Population group		Rate^b	Standard error	Rate^b	Standard error

Total		44.2	1.5	39.8	1.2

Age	0-17	8.3	1.6	8.2	1.9
	18-44	24.4	1.0	21.8	0.8
	45-64	65.6	2.5	60.2	2.2
	65 and over	146.3	5.6	129.0	4.1

Age	65-69	119.6	5.0	109.9	4.1
	70-74	148.2	6.4	122.8	4.5
	75-79	171.7	7.5	147.5	5.8
	80-84	175.1	7.8	165.8	6.9
	85 and over	137.8	7.8	120.5	6.6

Gender	Male	46.1	1.7	41.4	1.4
Gender	Female	43.4	1.5	39.0	1.2

Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	74.1	7.1	58.6	5.1
	$25,000-$34,999	48.4	2.8	45.1	2.4
	$35,000-$44,999	47.8	2.4	42.6	1.9
	$45,000 or more	39.3	1.9	34.6	1.7

Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	51.6	3.0	45.9	2.5
	Metropolitan-small	39.4	3.7	35.8	3.2
	Micropolitan	34.6	3.0	32.6	3.1
	Noncore	29.9	2.8	25.5	2.4

Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	42.6	3.5	43.1	3.4
	Midwest	41.7	3.5	33.2	2.0
	South	51.1	2.7	46.3	2.3
	West	36.8	2.4	33.4	2.0

^a Includes admissions specifically for such infections, such as cases from earlier admissions, from other hospitals, or from other settings.

^b Estimates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2001 and 2002.

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