Figure 3. Preventable Hospitalization Rates per 100,000 Populationa
Women Relative to Men, 2000
Figure 3. Preventable Hospitalization Rates per 100,000 Populationa (Text Description)
Women Relative to Men, 2000
1.00 = Men (reference group)
| Condition |
Hospitalization Rates
for Women
Relative to Men |
| Uncontrolled diabetes without complications |
0.99 |
| Short-term diabetes complications |
0.92 |
| Long-term diabetes complications |
0.80* |
| Diabetes-related lower extremity amputations |
0.51* |
| Congestive heart failure |
0.86* |
| Hypertension |
1.47* |
| Angina without a procedure |
0.90* |
| Adult asthma |
2.52* |
| Pediatric asthma |
0.64* |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
0.95 |
| Bacterial pneumonia |
0.82* |
| Dehydration |
1.11* |
| Urinary tract infections |
1.81* |
| Perforated appendix |
0.91* |
| Pediatric gastroenteritis |
0.90 |
| Low-weight births |
1.07 |
* = statistically different at p < 0.05 relative to men. Rates are adjusted by age and sex, using year 2000 as the standard population.
a Admission rate populations vary by type of condition. Diabetes, circulatory diseases, adult asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease include individuals 18 years and older; pediatric asthma and pediatric gastroenteritis include children less than 18 years of age; bacterial pneumonia, dehydration, urinary tract infections, and perforated appendix include individuals of all ages; low-weight births include neonates only.
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