Table 3. Crude Preventable Hospitalizations Rates for Hypertension Per 100,000 Population Among Men, by Age and Race, National Hospital Discharge Survey, United States, 1995–2010a .
| Age/Race | Period, Rate (95% Confidence Interval) | ||||
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| 1995–1997 | 1998–2000 | 2001–2003 | 2004–2006 | 2007–2010 | |
| 18–44 y | |||||
| White | 20.9 (16.8–25.0) | 20.7 (15.5–25.8) | 26.0 (19.2–32.9) | 23.2 (18.1–28.4) | 21.0 (12.4–29.7) |
| Black | 73.2 (52.5–93.9) | 93.5 (70.3–116.7) | 98.7 (71.5–125.9) | 106.8 (78.3–135.3) | 88.4 (64.3–112.4) |
| 45–64 y | |||||
| White | 88.6 (73.5–103.6) | 104.8 (87.9–121.6) | 104.1 (88.4–119.9) | 100.3 (82.1–118.6) | 125.4 (92.6–158.3) |
| Black | 357.1 (287.5–426.7) | 393.4 (313.0–473.9) | 387.6 (283.5–491.7) | 351.2 (273.5–429.0) | 465.0 (349.6–580.5) |
| ≥65 y | |||||
| White | 184.0 (150.3–217.7) | 149.2 (116.4–182.1) | 186.5 (146.5–226.5) | 173.1 (140.7–205.5) | 233.5 (177.6–289.5) |
| Black | 364.8 (236.7–493.0) | 500.5 (288.3–712.8) | 692.6 (424.0–961.2) | 377.7 (243.5–511.9) | 675.1 (461.4–888.8) |
a
Difference between whites and blacks is significant (P < .05) for all categories and all periods. Calculated by using z test.