Table 12_2_2-1
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
2007 | 2002 | ||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 1.21 | 0.16 | 2.66 | 0.24 | |
Age | Under 65 | DSU | DSU | 2.48 | 0.62 |
65–74 | 0.73 | 0.19 | 1.99 | 0.30 | |
75–84 | 1.65 | 0.31 | 3.74 | 0.49 | |
85 and over | DSU | DSU | 1.86 | 0.52 | |
Gender | Male | 1.60 | 0.27 | 1.56 | 0.21 |
Female | 0.90 | 0.18 | 4.04 | 0.46 | |
Race | White | 1.16 | 0.16 | 2.69 | 0.25 |
Black | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Other | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Diabetes | Yes | 0.96 | 0.27 | 3.76 | 0.53 |
No | 1.30 | 0.19 | 2.26 | 0.26 | |
CHF/pulmonary edema | Yes | 2.35 | 0.56 | 8.99 | 1.05 |
No | 1.01 | 0.15 | 1.38 | 0.18 | |
COPD | Yes | 2.09 | 0.49 | 5.96 | 0.77 |
No | 1.02 | 0.16 | 1.71 | 0.20 | |
Smoking | Yes | 1.94 | 0.51 | 4.79 | 0.84 |
No | 1.08 | 0.16 | 2.30 | 0.24 | |
Steroids | Yes | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
No | 1.12 | 0.15 | 2.70 | 0.24 |
a All Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) discharges from the MPSMS sample.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: CHF: congestive heart failure; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System.