Table 3.

Number of hospitalizations and hospitalization rates per 100,000 by infectious disease diagnoses and Indian Health Service region^a among American Indians and Alaska Natives ≥65 years of age compared to the general U.S. adult population ≥65 years of age, 2000–2002

^aThe Indian Health Service East region was not included due to the region's small number of ID hospitalizations.

^bCurns AT, Holman RC, Sejvar JJ, Owings MF, Schonberger LB. Infectious disease hospitalizations among older adults in the United States from 1990 through 2002. Arch Intern Med 2005;165:2514-20.

CI = confidence interval