Table 1.
Counts of deaths among Medicare enrollees; counts of cause-specific admission prior to death; and counts of cause-specific primary emergency hospitalizations, summarized over the 121 cities
| Minimum | 1st Quartile | Mean | 3rd Quartile | Maximum | Total | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Deaths |
1,710 |
13,342 |
57,708 |
61,409 |
444,791 |
6,982,678 |
|
|
Previous cause-specific hospitalization among deaths: |
|
|
|
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| Dementia |
22 |
323 |
1,910 |
1,828 |
26,087 |
231,091 |
3.3 |
| Alzheimer's disease |
32 |
503 |
2,192 |
2,510 |
16,908 |
265,219 |
3.8 |
| Parkinson’s disease |
11 |
175 |
814 |
872 |
7,592 |
98,470 |
1.4 |
| Multiple sclerosis |
1 |
14 |
61 |
61 |
671 |
7,337 |
0.1 |
| Diabetes |
184 |
1,822 |
7,897 |
9,442 |
71,186 |
955,547 |
13.7 |
|
Cause-specific hospitalizations: |
|
|
|
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| Dementia |
6 |
107 |
736 |
709 |
8,944 |
89,082 |
|
| Alzheimer's disease |
10 |
252 |
1,208 |
1,530 |
9,846 |
146,172 |
|
| Parkinson’s disease |
4 |
63 |
335 |
342 |
4,430 |
40,496 |
|
| Multiple sclerosis |
0 |
7 |
38 |
38 |
563 |
4,634 |
|
| Diabetes | 90 | 834 | 3,658 | 4,079 | 53,485 | 442,622 | |