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Table 1.127a
Percent of short-stay nursing home residents with pressure sores,a United States, 2004 and 2005 |
| Population group |
2005 |
2004 |
| Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
20.7 |
0.04 |
21.2 |
0.04 |
| Ageb |
0-64 |
20.3 |
0.14 |
21.4 |
0.15 |
| 65-74 |
19.6 |
0.09 |
20.1 |
0.10 |
| 75-84 |
20.1 |
0.06 |
20.5 |
0.06 |
| 85 and over |
21.9 |
0.07 |
22.1 |
0.07 |
| Genderb |
Male |
23.0 |
0.07 |
23.4 |
0.07 |
| Female |
19.6 |
0.05 |
20.1 |
0.05 |
| Race/ethnicityb |
Non-Hispanic, White |
20.2 |
0.04 |
20.6 |
0.04 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
24.5 |
0.13 |
25.0 |
0.14 |
| Non-Hispanic, AI/AN |
21.4 |
0.66 |
22.4 |
0.69 |
| Non-Hispanic, API |
22.2 |
0.39 |
22.7 |
0.42 |
| Hispanic, all races |
23.8 |
0.23 |
24.7 |
0.24 |
a Data reflect care for the third quarter for each calendar year.
b Excludes records with unknown age, gender, and race/ethnicity.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Minimum Data Set.
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