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Table 242
Admissions with perforated appendix per 1,000 admissions, age 18 and over, with appendicitis (excluding obstetric admissions and transfers from other institutions), by race/ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| White |
Black |
API |
| Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
| Total |
|
291.5 |
1.6 |
287.8 |
1.9 |
308.7 |
5.9 |
266.8 |
7.7 |
291.8 |
4.3 |
| Age |
0-17 |
212.9 |
2.5 |
207.2 |
2.7 |
221.2 |
6.9 |
202.3 |
10.0 |
231.0 |
5.2 |
| 18-44 |
399.4 |
3.7 |
407.9 |
4.1 |
437.0 |
13.6 |
332.1 |
16.8 |
340.6 |
10.1 |
| 45-64 |
546.6 |
5.7 |
547.8 |
6.1 |
563.8 |
23.8 |
558.2 |
27.4 |
525.4 |
23.2 |
| 65 and over |
508.3 |
9.6 |
508.8 |
10.5 |
486.0 |
40.5 |
555.6 |
47.0 |
505.7 |
35.7 |
| 65-69 |
518.3 |
11.0 |
519.7 |
12.1 |
577.9 |
46.0 |
536.8 |
56.2 |
459.6 |
37.9 |
| 70-74 |
578.5 |
12.1 |
581.3 |
13.1 |
559.0 |
51.9 |
508.6 |
62.9 |
581.3 |
48.8 |
| 75-79 |
598.3 |
14.3 |
597.8 |
15.8 |
677.2 |
59.9 |
592.3 |
72.7 |
584.2 |
57.4 |
| 80-84 |
628.1 |
19.6 |
623.1 |
21.4 |
646.0 |
76.2 |
737.1 |
72.3 |
730.5 |
75.0 |
| 85 and over |
311.3 |
2.3 |
305.2 |
2.7 |
342.1 |
8.4 |
285.2 |
10.9 |
317.2 |
5.7 |
| Gender |
Male |
265.7 |
2.3 |
265.2 |
2.7 |
266.7 |
8.0 |
243.0 |
10.7 |
260.1 |
6.4 |
| Female |
307.7 |
9.2 |
310.7 |
16.4 |
334.2 |
18.5 |
272.7 |
29.2 |
274.5 |
13.8 |
| Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
310.7 |
3.7 |
308.0 |
4.9 |
329.9 |
10.7 |
268.5 |
22.4 |
302.8 |
8.1 |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
298.6 |
3.1 |
296.1 |
3.7 |
307.9 |
11.7 |
309.0 |
16.7 |
290.3 |
7.8 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
280.1 |
2.1 |
278.2 |
2.5 |
282.8 |
10.0 |
249.1 |
9.3 |
287.6 |
6.8 |
| $45,000 or more |
283.4 |
2.2 |
278.4 |
2.6 |
293.2 |
6.9 |
260.9 |
9.2 |
287.6 |
5.0 |
| Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
301.2 |
3.1 |
297.7 |
3.6 |
319.4 |
13.3 |
298.3 |
16.4 |
295.1 |
9.0 |
| Metropolitan-small |
301.0 |
5.2 |
297.8 |
5.7 |
394.2 |
27.4 |
214.2 |
21.1 |
297.9 |
16.7 |
| Micropolitan |
310.6 |
6.5 |
299.5 |
6.8 |
385.6 |
27.7 |
290.4 |
14.0 |
341.9 |
25.6 |
| Noncore |
275.3 |
2.6 |
277.6 |
3.0 |
284.3 |
10.2 |
235.4 |
10.3 |
259.4 |
7.5 |
| Expected payment source |
Private insurance |
364.0 |
14.9 |
359.6 |
16.1 |
491.9 |
40.2 |
185.8 |
30.7 |
288.9 |
23.2 |
| Medicare |
314.6 |
6.4 |
327.4 |
9.5 |
286.2 |
15.4 |
319.1 |
20.8 |
305.7 |
10.8 |
| Medicaid |
352.0 |
9.0 |
332.2 |
11.1 |
346.4 |
22.5 |
375.8 |
36.7 |
324.4 |
15.5 |
| Other insurance |
322.5 |
6.3 |
322.6 |
8.8 |
335.8 |
13.4 |
282.2 |
21.0 |
304.6 |
10.3 |
| Uninsured/self-pay/no charge |
269.8 |
3.2 |
271.6 |
3.9 |
263.0 |
12.3 |
224.0 |
15.8 |
262.8 |
8.8 |
| Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
303.4 |
3.9 |
301.2 |
4.1 |
344.8 |
15.2 |
330.8 |
32.8 |
222.6 |
20.1 |
| Midwest |
297.2 |
2.7 |
292.5 |
3.2 |
319.1 |
8.1 |
272.8 |
19.4 |
291.4 |
7.1 |
| South |
291.3 |
3.4 |
280.3 |
4.2 |
280.7 |
17.5 |
263.4 |
9.6 |
305.9 |
6.6 |
| West |
288.0 |
1.9 |
287.1 |
2.2 |
302.6 |
7.0 |
263.5 |
9.0 |
279.4 |
5.3 |
| Ownership/control of hospital |
Private, not-for-profit |
298.9 |
4.4 |
290.3 |
5.4 |
305.3 |
15.3 |
273.4 |
20.0 |
298.2 |
9.1 |
| Private, for-profit |
303.7 |
4.9 |
290.2 |
6.0 |
341.7 |
15.6 |
251.5 |
17.3 |
329.2 |
10.8 |
| Public |
291.5 |
3.4 |
283.1 |
4.2 |
308.2 |
9.8 |
269.5 |
13.2 |
302.3 |
7.7 |
| Teaching status of hospital |
Teaching |
291.4 |
1.9 |
289.1 |
2.2 |
308.7 |
7.4 |
265.1 |
9.3 |
286.9 |
5.1 |
| Non-teaching |
283.3 |
2.2 |
278.0 |
2.6 |
293.8 |
6.9 |
263.5 |
9.2 |
286.4 |
5.0 |
| Location of hospital |
Metropolitan-large |
304.6 |
3.1 |
300.5 |
3.5 |
322.4 |
13.1 |
294.3 |
16.2 |
301.9 |
9.0 |
| Metropolitan-small |
298.4 |
5.3 |
296.1 |
5.7 |
387.7 |
27.7 |
201.7 |
20.0 |
292.8 |
17.5 |
| Micropolitan |
299.4 |
8.3 |
289.0 |
8.7 |
362.0 |
30.1 |
62.3 |
14.0 |
334.9 |
32.3 |
| Noncore |
286.8 |
4.0 |
285.0 |
4.5 |
311.7 |
21.8 |
167.6 |
22.5 |
289.9 |
13.0 |
| Bed size of hospital |
Less than 100 |
289.6 |
2.4 |
285.4 |
2.8 |
308.7 |
9.3 |
257.9 |
10.2 |
297.1 |
6.6 |
| 100-299 |
299.5 |
3.3 |
297.3 |
3.9 |
303.9 |
10.6 |
301.9 |
16.3 |
287.3 |
8.0 |
| 300-499 |
289.2 |
4.4 |
283.4 |
5.3 |
312.6 |
12.4 |
270.4 |
17.8 |
286.7 |
9.4 |
| 500 or more |
301.0 |
3.5 |
292.5 |
4.3 |
340.0 |
10.7 |
272.2 |
16.8 |
304.2 |
7.5 |
a 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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, disparities analysis file, 2004. This file is designed to provide national estimates on disparities using weighted records from a sample of hospitals from the following 23 States: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, KS, MD, MA, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, and WI.
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