Table 10_1_15-2
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | 2005 | 2000 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rateb | SE | Rateb | SE | ||
Total | 2.70 | 0.11 | 2.82 | 0.12 | |
Age | 18–44 | 0.78 | 0.06 | 0.82 | 0.07 |
45–64 | 3.29 | 0.18 | 3.29 | 0.20 | |
65 and over | 8.41 | 0.44 | 9.01 | 0.46 | |
Age | 65–69 | 6.84 | 0.62 | 8.42 | 0.70 |
70–74 | 8.32 | 0.70 | 9.28 | 0.74 | |
75–79 | 9.52 | 0.88 | 9.90 | 0.82 | |
80–84 | 11.63 | 1.20 | 9.22 | 1.13 | |
85 and over | 7.12 | 0.97 | 9.08 | 1.30 | |
Gender | Male | 3.51 | 0.17 | 3.72 | 0.19 |
Female | 2.15 | 0.11 | 2.21 | 0.12 | |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code | First quartile (lowest income) | 3.00 | 0.21 | 3.65 | 0.27 |
Second quartile | 3.05 | 0.21 | 3.28 | 0.23 | |
Third quartile | 2.56 | 0.19 | 2.34 | 0.20 | |
Fourth quartile (highest income) | 2.29 | 0.20 | 2.28 | 0.20 | |
Location of patient residence | Large central metropolitan | 2.70 | 0.25 | 2.39 | 0.21 |
Large fringe metropolitan | 2.69 | 0.27 | 3.24 | 0.31 | |
Medium metropolitan | 2.45 | 0.27 | 2.61 | 0.40 | |
Small metropolitan | 2.79 | 0.39 | 2.76 | 0.39 | |
Micropolitan (nonmetro) | 2.86 | 0.29 | 2.89 | 0.34 | |
Noncore (nonmetro) | 3.23 | 0.42 | 3.69 | 0.43 | |
Region of inpatient treatment | Northeast | 2.58 | 0.23 | 3.07 | 0.34 |
Midwest | 3.40 | 0.26 | 3.36 | 0.27 | |
South | 2.74 | 0.19 | 2.79 | 0.18 | |
West | 1.99 | 0.18 | 2.06 | 0.22 |
a Includes admissions specifically for such wound dehiscence, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospitals.
b Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.
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.