Table 2.11b Selected infections due to medical carea per 100,000 population (excluding immunocompromised and cancer patients and neonates), United States, 2001 and 2002 |
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|
2002 |
2001 |
Population group |
Rateb |
Standard error |
Rateb |
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 |
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 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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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