Figure 6. Preventable Hospitalization Rates per 100,000 Populationa
Rural Residents Relative to Urban Residents, 2000
Figure 6: Preventable Hospitalization Rates per 100,000 Populationa (Text Description)
Rural Residents Relative to Urban Residents, 2000
1.00 = Urban Residents (reference group)
| Condition |
Hospitalization Rates
for Rural Residents
Relative to Urban Residents |
| Uncontrolled diabetes without complications |
1.58* |
| Short-term diabetes complications |
1.01 |
| Long-term diabetes complications |
1.04 |
| Diabetes-related lower extremity amputations |
0.97 |
| Congestive heart failure |
1.09 |
| Hypertension |
1.29* |
| Angina without a procedure |
1.87* |
| Adult asthma |
0.97 |
| Pediatric asthma |
0.91 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
1.53* |
| Bacterial pneumonia |
1.49* |
| Dehydration |
1.37* |
| Urinary tract infections |
1.24* |
| Perforated appendix |
1.01 |
| Pediatric gastroenteritis |
1.41* |
| Low-weight births |
0.93 |
* = statistically different at p < 0.05 relative to urban residents. 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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