Table 10_2_6.2
Selected infections due to medical carea per 100,000 population (excluding immunocompromised and cancer patients and neonates), age 18 and over or obstetric admissions, United States, 2000 and 2005
| Population group |
2005 |
2000 |
| Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
| Total |
30.2 |
1.1 |
24.5 |
0.8 |
| Age |
18–44 |
15.3 |
0.7 |
12.1 |
0.5 |
| 45–64 |
32.9 |
1.3 |
26.5 |
1.0 |
| 65 and over |
74.9 |
2.8 |
61.7 |
2.2 |
| Age |
65–69 |
56.3 |
2.5 |
49.9 |
2.4 |
| 70–74 |
68.2 |
3.1 |
58.3 |
2.7 |
| 75–79 |
85.4 |
3.8 |
68.7 |
3.2 |
| 80–84 |
96.3 |
4.6 |
76.8 |
4.0 |
| 85 and over |
87.4 |
5.0 |
68.5 |
3.9 |
| Gender |
Male |
30.0 |
1.1 |
25.4 |
0.9 |
| Female |
30.9 |
1.1 |
24.1 |
0.8 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
First quartile (lowest income) |
36.4 |
1.8 |
30.7 |
1.7 |
| Second quartile |
28.9 |
1.4 |
26.5 |
1.2 |
| Third quartile |
29.5 |
1.4 |
24.5 |
1.3 |
| Fourth quartile (highest income) |
27.6 |
1.7 |
19.2 |
1.4 |
| Location of patient residence |
Large central metropolitan |
35.9 |
2.7 |
28.9 |
2.2 |
| Large fringe metropolitan |
31.2 |
2.5 |
27.7 |
2.3 |
| Medium metropolitan |
29.1 |
2.9 |
20.2 |
2.4 |
| Small metropolitan |
22.4 |
2.5 |
21.3 |
2.3 |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
26.7 |
2.0 |
20.1 |
1.6 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
25.7 |
2.1 |
20.2 |
1.8 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
28.6 |
1.8 |
23.4 |
2.0 |
| Midwest |
30.3 |
2.5 |
23.7 |
1.7 |
| South |
33.2 |
1.9 |
26.7 |
1.3 |
| West |
26.81 |
1.98 |
22.58 |
1.89 |
a Includes admissions specifically for such infections, such as cases from earlier admissions, from other hospitals, or from other settings.
b Rates 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.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1.
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