Preventable Hospitalizations: HCUP Fact Book No. 5

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Figure 6. Preventable Hospitalization Rates per 100,000 Population^a

Rural Residents Relative to Urban Residents, 2000

Bar chart showing hospitalization rates for rural residents relative to urban residents by chronic condition. Go to Text Description below for details.

Figure 6: Preventable Hospitalization Rates per 100,000 Population^a(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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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

Figure 6. Preventable Hospitalization Rates per 100,000 Population^a

Figure 6: Preventable Hospitalization Rates per 100,000 Population^a(Text Description)