Table 2.

Age-adjusted hospitalization rates per 100,000 population by ID group among AI/AN people (IHS/tribal) by IHS region and the general U.S. population (Nationwide Inpatient Sample), 2004–2006^a

^aRates are expressed as the number of first-listed hospitalizations per 100,000 population. All rates are age-adjusted using the direct method, with the 2000 projected general U.S. population as the standard. Rates with 95% CIs for the general U.S. population are calculated using weighted estimates from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

^bFemales only

ID = infectious disease

AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native

IHS = Indian Health Service

CI = confidence interval

HIV/AIDS = human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome