Preventable Hospitalizations. Table 1: Patterns of Preventable Hospitalizations by Types of Conditions

Table 1. Patterns of Preventable Hospitalizations by Types of Conditions

Condition^a	Changes Over Time (1994-2000)	Regional Variation		Variation by Priority Population
Condition^a	Changes Over Time (1994-2000)	Region with Highest Rates	Region with Lowest Rates	Children (0-4 years)	Elderly (>65 years)	Women	Low-Income Residents (<$25,000)	Rural Residents
Diabetes
Uncontrolled diabetes without complications	Decreased	South	West	n/a	+	No difference	+	+
Short-term diabetes complications	Increased	South	West	n/a	-	No difference	+	No difference
Long-term diabetes complications	No change	Northeast	West	n/a	+	No difference	+	No difference
Diabetes-related lower extremity amputations	No change	Northeast	West	n/a	+	-	+	No difference
Circulatory Diseases
Congestive heart failure	No change	South	West	n/a	+	-	+	No difference
Hypertension	Increased	South	West	n/a	+	+	+	+
Angina without a procedure	Decreased	Northeast	West	n/a	+	-	+	+
Respiratory Diseases
Adult asthma	Decreased	Northeast	West	n/a	+	+	+	No difference
Pediatric asthma	No change	Northeast	West	+	n/a	-	+	No difference
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Increased	South	West	n/a	+	No difference	+	+
Acute Conditions
Bacterial pneumonia	Increased	South	West	n/a	+	-	+	+
Dehydration	No change	South	West	n/a	+	-	+	+
Urinary tract infection	No change	South	West	n/a	+	-	+	+
Perforated appendix	Decreased	Midwest	Northeast	n/a	+	-	+	No difference
Pediatric gastroenteritis	Decreased	South	West	+	n/a	No difference	+	+
Birth Outcomes
Low-weight births	No change	South	West	n/a	n/a	No difference	+	No difference

Reference Groups:

Children: Very young children 0-4 years of age are compared with children 15-17 years.
Elderly: Individuals 65 years of age and older are compared with adults 18-44 years.
Women: Women are compared with men.
Low-income residents: Individuals from communities with the lowest median household incomes (<$25,000) are compared with residents from communities with median household incomes of $45,000 and above.
Rural residents: Individuals from rural areas are compared with urban dwellers.

Notes:
"+" indicates hospitalization rates are higher for the priority population compared with the reference group (significant at p<0.05).
"-" indicates hospitalization rates are lower for the priority population compared with the reference group (significant at p<0.05).
"Increased" indicates hospitalization rates increased over time (significant at p<0.05).
"Decreased" indicates hospitalization rates decreased over time (significant at p<0.05).
"No difference" indicates hospitalization rates are comparable between the priority population and the reference group.

^a Full definitions for each Prevention Quality Indicator are in the Glossary section of this report.

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