Table 8_3_2.1
Pediatric asthma admissions (excluding patients with cystic fibrosis or anomalies of the respiratory system and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, ages 2–17, United States, 2000 and 2005
| Population group |
2005 |
2000 |
| Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
| Total |
164.9 |
15.9 |
164.5 |
11.5 |
| Age |
2–4 |
344.7 |
33.2 |
314.4 |
23.6 |
| 5–9 |
195.0 |
20.0 |
183.5 |
13.5 |
| 10–14 |
97.1 |
9.7 |
115.4 |
8.2 |
| 15–17 |
57.4 |
4.8 |
72.9 |
4.6 |
| Gender |
Male |
196.3 |
18.9 |
195.3 |
13.7 |
| Female |
131.9 |
12.8 |
132.3 |
9.4 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
First quartile (lowest income) |
227.8 |
25.5 |
264.9 |
27.6 |
| Second quartile |
160.6 |
15.7 |
178.0 |
13.2 |
| Third quartile |
146.5 |
17.4 |
139.4 |
13.7 |
| Fourth quartile (highest income) |
124.0 |
17.9 |
96.8 |
11.5 |
| Location of patient residence |
Large central metropolitan |
231.5 |
37.3 |
235.2 |
34.2 |
| Large fringe metropolitan |
146.0 |
28.1 |
154.5 |
17.1 |
| Medium metropolitan |
140.3 |
22.2 |
107.8 |
15.7 |
| Small metropolitan |
103.8 |
14.8 |
130.8 |
17.7 |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
134.0 |
9.6 |
135.1 |
12.7 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
124.3 |
9.9 |
145.6 |
14.0 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
193.2 |
30.8 |
191.8 |
36.8 |
| Midwest |
151.4 |
35.0 |
160.5 |
23.1 |
| South |
186.8 |
28.9 |
174.2 |
16.4 |
| West |
123.8 |
30.0 |
133.5 |
22.3 |
a 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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