Table 9_1_15.1
Short-stay nursing home residents with pressure sores, United States, 2004 and 2006a
| Population group |
2006 |
2004 |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
20.1 |
0.0 |
21.2 |
0.0 |
| Ageb |
0–64 |
19.8 |
0.1 |
21.4 |
0.2 |
| 65–74 |
19.2 |
0.1 |
20.1 |
0.1 |
| 75–84 |
19.5 |
0.1 |
20.5 |
0.1 |
| 85 and over |
21.2 |
0.1 |
22.1 |
0.1 |
| Genderb |
Male |
22.4 |
0.1 |
23.4 |
0.1 |
| Female |
19.0 |
0.1 |
20.1 |
0.1 |
| Race/ethnicityb |
Non-Hispanic, White |
19.6 |
0.0 |
20.6 |
0.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
23.8 |
0.1 |
25.0 |
0.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, AI/AN |
21.0 |
0.7 |
22.4 |
0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, API |
22.3 |
0.4 |
22.7 |
0.4 |
| Hispanic, all races |
24.1 |
0.2 |
24.7 |
0.2 |
a Data reflect care for the third quarter of each calendar year.
b Excludes records with unknown age, gender, and race/ethnicity.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.
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