Table 16_6_5.1
Admissions with perforated appendix per 1,000 admissions with appendicitis (excluding transfers from other institutions, obstetric admissions, normal newborns, and neonates),a ages 1–17, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2005
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| White |
Black |
API |
| Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
| Total |
298.6 |
3.2 |
272.9 |
3.9 |
367.0 |
11.5 |
290.2 |
17.6 |
328.0 |
5.6 |
| Age |
1–4 |
627.8 |
14.7 |
590.1 |
24.0 |
610.4 |
60.3 |
659.5 |
88.3 |
661.3 |
18.9 |
| 5–9 |
359.0 |
6.7 |
313.9 |
8.2 |
429.3 |
24.6 |
324.1 |
35.6 |
410.9 |
10.8 |
| 10–14 |
278.5 |
5.0 |
254.2 |
5.8 |
374.2 |
18.2 |
290.9 |
28.0 |
306.9 |
9.3 |
| 15–17 |
218.1 |
5.2 |
211.0 |
6.5 |
254.6 |
17.9 |
194.0 |
29.9 |
226.6 |
9.9 |
| Gender |
Male |
298.3 |
4.1 |
269.5 |
4.9 |
370.8 |
14.2 |
258.6 |
21.9 |
334.1 |
7.3 |
| Female |
299.4 |
5.0 |
278.1 |
6.2 |
362.3 |
19.3 |
336.6 |
29.2 |
319.7 |
8.8 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
First quartile (lowest income) |
324.1 |
5.6 |
280.8 |
8.4 |
391.8 |
16.8 |
339.1 |
44.5 |
345.6 |
8.7 |
| Second quartile |
298.6 |
5.8 |
267.0 |
7.5 |
365.8 |
22.7 |
273.5 |
44.5 |
335.7 |
10.3 |
| Third quartile |
296.7 |
5.6 |
284.6 |
7.2 |
307.5 |
26.8 |
235.8 |
30.6 |
312.1 |
10.8 |
| Fourth quartile (highest income) |
271.3 |
5.7 |
263.1 |
6.4 |
351.2 |
29.5 |
286.7 |
27.0 |
285.9 |
14.4 |
| Location of patient residence |
Large central metropolitan |
321.1 |
5.5 |
279.8 |
7.8 |
382.1 |
16.7 |
278.2 |
23.6 |
340.1 |
7.6 |
| Large fringe metropolitan |
277.8 |
6.3 |
268.1 |
7.3 |
327.7 |
24.9 |
317.7 |
40.9 |
285.3 |
13.6 |
| Medium metropolitan |
303.8 |
6.7 |
281.7 |
8.7 |
392.4 |
28.9 |
294.5 |
41.2 |
331.1 |
12.5 |
| Small metropolitan |
292.9 |
10.0 |
272.5 |
11.1 |
401.6 |
47.5 |
388.5 |
53.1 |
338.7 |
27.2 |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
276.4 |
8.4 |
263.1 |
9.8 |
345.8 |
46.8 |
207.0 |
40.6 |
316.0 |
22.0 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
273.3 |
10.6 |
267.6 |
11.7 |
252.2 |
52.7 |
* |
* |
264.5 |
34.3 |
| Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
276.9 |
3.9 |
262.6 |
4.5 |
339.7 |
17.6 |
267.7 |
21.3 |
305.6 |
8.8 |
| Medicare |
285.3 |
61.6 |
270.2 |
70.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicaid |
328.5 |
5.2 |
291.3 |
8.1 |
396.2 |
15.8 |
332.6 |
34.5 |
345.1 |
7.8 |
| Other insurance |
297.8 |
15.3 |
287.1 |
20.9 |
390.7 |
58.7 |
* |
* |
288.7 |
26.5 |
| Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
343.5 |
11.4 |
340.1 |
18.2 |
263.2 |
38.3 |
344.6 |
58.8 |
341.8 |
16.9 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
265.0 |
5.8 |
251.1 |
6.9 |
322.4 |
21.8 |
293.8 |
36.0 |
280.4 |
12.5 |
| Midwest |
303.4 |
7.5 |
286.0 |
8.2 |
436.5 |
25.1 |
399.1 |
65.8 |
332.9 |
31.1 |
| South |
305.6 |
5.8 |
276.5 |
7.0 |
359.8 |
17.2 |
286.7 |
42.7 |
335.7 |
10.1 |
| West |
310.8 |
5.9 |
274.4 |
8.4 |
344.6 |
31.0 |
272.1 |
23.7 |
336.2 |
7.9 |
| Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not for profit |
297.6 |
3.7 |
272.4 |
4.3 |
386.9 |
12.9 |
290.7 |
19.2 |
323.7 |
6.9 |
| Private, for profit |
288.5 |
8.7 |
264.8 |
11.8 |
226.1 |
33.0 |
314.7 |
56.6 |
315.3 |
13.1 |
| Public |
313.5 |
9.0 |
283.3 |
11.9 |
326.1 |
31.5 |
266.9 |
56.0 |
361.5 |
14.5 |
| Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
318.6 |
5.6 |
294.3 |
7.6 |
363.3 |
15.8 |
321.9 |
29.1 |
339.6 |
9.0 |
| Nonteaching |
287.8 |
3.8 |
263.5 |
4.5 |
366.7 |
17.3 |
265.8 |
22.9 |
321.7 |
7.2 |
| Location of hospital |
Large central metropolitan |
319.4 |
5.2 |
285.9 |
7.0 |
375.9 |
15.4 |
284.7 |
22.6 |
338.6 |
7.4 |
| Large fringe metropolitan |
264.4 |
7.0 |
251.3 |
8.4 |
311.6 |
28.7 |
276.4 |
45.3 |
280.6 |
15.1 |
| Medium metropolitan |
309.6 |
7.0 |
291.8 |
9.4 |
388.6 |
27.3 |
288.0 |
39.7 |
332.5 |
12.4 |
| Small metropolitan |
302.7 |
10.0 |
283.1 |
10.8 |
429.8 |
41.7 |
399.4 |
55.2 |
337.9 |
27.4 |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
265.7 |
8.5 |
254.0 |
9.5 |
333.0 |
46.2 |
243.8 |
59.8 |
296.0 |
22.3 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
230.0 |
13.6 |
224.9 |
14.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
234.6 |
53.6 |
| Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
258.5 |
7.4 |
243.3 |
8.3 |
229.9 |
36.8 |
223.0 |
57.8 |
302.9 |
17.8 |
| 100–299 |
294.1 |
4.6 |
268.1 |
5.5 |
380.9 |
18.2 |
268.5 |
22.4 |
326.9 |
8.1 |
| 300–499 |
299.5 |
6.7 |
267.6 |
8.1 |
329.3 |
21.9 |
353.1 |
41.9 |
333.1 |
11.3 |
| 500 or more |
337.5 |
8.6 |
320.0 |
11.5 |
403.1 |
21.6 |
344.6 |
44.4 |
332.2 |
12.9 |
a Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population.
* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, disparities analysis file, 2005. This file is designed to provide national estimates on disparities using weighted records from a sample of hospitals from the following 23 States: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OK, RI, SC, TN, TX, VT, and WI.
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