Table 12_3_4-1
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
2007 | 2002 | ||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 2.80 | 0.30 | 3.30 | 0.38 | |
Age | Under 65 | 3.03 | 0.67 | 3.20 | 0.94 |
65–74 | 2.81 | 0.52 | 2.80 | 0.59 | |
75–84 | 2.76 | 0.52 | 3.80 | 0.66 | |
85 and over | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 2.76 | 0.43 | 3.50 | 0.56 |
Female | 2.83 | 0.42 | 3.00 | 0.50 | |
Race | White | 2.87 | 0.34 | 3.20 | 0.42 |
Black | 3.23 | 0.92 | 4.50 | 1.12 | |
Other | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Diabetes | Yes | 3.47 | 0.52 | 3.50 | 0.65 |
No | 2.33 | 0.36 | 3.10 | 0.45 | |
Obesity | Yes | 2.98 | 0.69 | DSU | DSU |
No | 2.75 | 0.33 | 3.20 | 0.40 | |
CHF/pulmonary edema | Yes | 3.05 | 0.52 | 4.20 | 0.67 |
No | 2.65 | 0.37 | 2.60 | 0.43 | |
COPD | Yes | 2.77 | 0.55 | 3.70 | 0.70 |
No | 2.81 | 0.36 | 3.30 | 0.38 |
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.