Table 11_1_18.2
High-riska long-stayb nursing home residents who have pressure sores, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2008c
| |
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic |
|
|
| |
|
Total |
White |
Black |
AI/AN |
API |
Hispanic, all races |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
11.7 |
0.0 |
11.0 |
0.0 |
15.1 |
0.1 |
14.8 |
0.6 |
11.1 |
0.3 |
12.9 |
0.2 |
| Aged |
0-64 |
14.7 |
0.1 |
14.3 |
0.2 |
16.1 |
0.3 |
17.7 |
1.4 |
10.5 |
0.7 |
14.0 |
0.4 |
| 65-74 |
13.7 |
0.1 |
13.1 |
0.1 |
15.2 |
0.3 |
16.9 |
1.6 |
13.2 |
0.8 |
14.2 |
0.5 |
| 75-84 |
12.0 |
0.1 |
11.4 |
0.1 |
15.3 |
0.2 |
13.7 |
1.2 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
12.9 |
0.3 |
| 85 and over |
10.2 |
0.1 |
9.7 |
0.1 |
14.2 |
0.2 |
12.2 |
1.1 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
11.5 |
0.3 |
| Genderd |
Male |
14.6 |
0.1 |
14.3 |
0.1 |
16.1 |
0.2 |
16.8 |
1.1 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
14.3 |
0.3 |
| Female |
10.6 |
0.0 |
9.9 |
0.0 |
14.6 |
0.1 |
13.6 |
0.8 |
10.8 |
0.3 |
12.0 |
0.2 |
a High-risk residents are those who are in a coma, do not get the nutrients needed to maintain good skin health, or cannot change position on their own.
b Long-stay residents typically enter a nursing facility because they are no longer able to care for themselves at home. They tend to stay in the facility for several months or years.
c Data reflect care for the third quarter of each calendar year.
d Age, gender, and race/ethnicity categories exclude records with missing values.
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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