Table 12_3_6.1
Decubitus ulcers per 1,000 discharges of length 5 or more days (excluding transfers; patients admitted from long-term care facilities; patients with diseases of the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and breast; and obstetric admissions),a age 18 and over, United States, 2000 and 2006
| |
|
2006 |
2000 |
| Population group |
Rateb |
SE |
Rateb |
SE |
| Total |
|
24.6 |
0.0 |
20.5 |
0.1 |
| Age |
18–44 |
6.0 |
0.1 |
4.7 |
0.1 |
| 45–64 |
16.2 |
0.1 |
12.0 |
0.1 |
| 65 and over |
35.1 |
0.1 |
29.6 |
0.1 |
| 65–69 |
25.4 |
0.2 |
19.7 |
0.2 |
| 70–74 |
26.0 |
0.2 |
20.3 |
0.2 |
| 75–79 |
34.1 |
0.2 |
28.2 |
0.2 |
| 80–84 |
33.7 |
0.2 |
29.3 |
0.2 |
| 85 and over |
50.3 |
0.2 |
46.6 |
0.2 |
| Gender |
Male |
24.1 |
0.1 |
19.9 |
0.1 |
| Female |
25.9 |
0.1 |
22.0 |
0.1 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP code |
First quartile (lowest income) |
26.5 |
0.1 |
21.2 |
0.1 |
| Second quartile |
23.1 |
0.1 |
19.3 |
0.1 |
| Third quartile |
23.6 |
0.1 |
20.6 |
0.1 |
| Fourth quartile (highest income) |
24.6 |
0.1 |
20.8 |
0.1 |
| Location of patient residence |
Large central metropolitan |
30.7 |
0.1 |
26.1 |
0.1 |
| Large fringe metropolitan |
24.4 |
0.1 |
19.6 |
0.1 |
| Medium metropolitan |
21.9 |
0.1 |
18.0 |
0.1 |
| Small metropolitan |
20.6 |
0.2 |
16.9 |
0.2 |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
19.7 |
0.1 |
16.1 |
0.2 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
18.1 |
0.2 |
17.1 |
0.2 |
| Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
20.3 |
0.1 |
15.2 |
0.1 |
| Medicare |
24.9 |
0.1 |
21.2 |
0.1 |
| Medicaid |
32.6 |
0.2 |
26.2 |
0.2 |
| Other insurance |
20.0 |
0.4 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
| Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
16.6 |
0.3 |
14.3 |
0.4 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
30.7 |
0.1 |
22.8 |
0.1 |
| Midwest |
19.7 |
0.1 |
18.5 |
0.1 |
| South |
23.6 |
0.1 |
20.2 |
0.1 |
| West |
26.1 |
0.1 |
20.7 |
0.1 |
| Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not for profit |
24.5 |
0.1 |
20.4 |
0.1 |
| Private, for profit |
26.2 |
0.1 |
22.4 |
0.1 |
| Public |
23.1 |
0.1 |
18.4 |
0.2 |
| Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
29.7 |
0.1 |
24.0 |
0.1 |
| Nonteaching |
22.2 |
0.1 |
19.1 |
0.1 |
| Location of hospital |
Large central metropolitan |
29.6 |
0.1 |
25.0 |
0.1 |
| Large fringe metropolitan |
24.7 |
0.1 |
19.7 |
0.1 |
| Medium metropolitan |
22.1 |
0.1 |
17.8 |
0.1 |
| Small metropolitan |
19.6 |
0.2 |
17.2 |
0.2 |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
19.2 |
0.1 |
16.3 |
0.2 |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
18.3 |
0.2 |
18.6 |
0.2 |
| Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
19.9 |
0.1 |
17.5 |
0.1 |
| 100–299 |
23.5 |
0.1 |
19.9 |
0.1 |
| 300–499 |
24.9 |
0.1 |
21.7 |
0.1 |
| 500 or more |
28.7 |
0.1 |
21.9 |
0.1 |
a Also excludes admissions specifically for such problems, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospitals.
b Rates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and diagnosis related group (DRG) clusters. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender, comorbidities, and DRG clusters; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age, comorbidities, and DRG clusters.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample and AHRQ Quality Indicators, version 3.1.
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