Table 6.
Female nursing home residents with admitting or current diagnosis of urinary incontinence 15
| 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | ||||
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| Count | Rate (95% CI) | Count | Rate (95% CI) | Count | Rate (95% CI) | |
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| Totals | 13,915 | 1237 (949-1524) | 20,679 | 1789 (1435-2143) | 15,979 | 1366 (1050-1681) |
| Age: | ||||||
| 74 or less | 2443 | 1435 (605–2,265) | 2408 | 1334 (610–2,058) | 2827 | 1389 (588–2,190) |
| 75–84 | 4159 | 1131 (662–1,601) | 9029 | 2428 (1,679–3,176) | 5668 | 1540 (972–2,107) |
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| 85 or more | 7313 | 1245 (848–1,644) | 9242 | 1531 (1,085–1,978) | 7685 | 1254 (823–1,685) |
| Race: | ||||||
| White | 13,397 | 1340 (1,022–1,558) | 17,962 | 1779 (1,403–2,155) | 15,075 | 1509 (1,148–1,869) |
| Other | 518 | 421 (0.0–905) | 2717 | 1969 (858–3,080) | 904 | 554 (58–1,051) |
Rate per 100,000 nursing home residents in same demographic stratum.
SOURCE: NNHS.