Preventable Hospitalizations. Table 5: Admission Rates for Preventable Conditions per 100,000 Population Less than 18 Years, 2000

Table 5. Admission Rates for Preventable Conditions per 100,000 Population Less than 18 Years, 2000

Prevention Quality Indicator^a	Age Group
Prevention Quality Indicator^a	0-4(a) years	5-9 years	10-15 years	15-17 years
Pediatric asthma	400	179^b	113^b	70^b
Bacterial pneumonia	465	104^b	42^b	35^b
Dehydration	333	62^b	24^b	27^b
Urinary tract infection	148	39^b	20^b	51^b
Perforated appendix	598	356^b	285^b	233^b
Pediatric gastroenteritis	302	54^b	30^b	27^b

^a Full definitions for each Prevention Quality Indicator are in the Glossary section of this report.
^b Statistically different from group (a) at p<0.05. Rates are adjusted by age and sex, using year 2000 as the standard population.

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