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. 2014 Jun 17;10(8):2255–2266. doi: 10.4161/hv.29511

Table 2. Utilization rates of RV-coded hospitalizations, outpatient visits, and ER visits in commercially insured and Medicaid populations, overall and stratified by age and pre/post-RV vaccine availability and calendar time.


Incidence rate per 10 000 person-years (95% CI)
  Commercial Medicaid
  Hospitalizations Outpatient visits ER visits Hospitalizations Outpatient visits ER visits
     Overall, <5 y 9.74
(9.51–9.96)
9.30
(9.08–9.52)
7.26
(7.06–7.45)
17.99
(17.43–18.56)
17.90
(17.35–18.47)
24.02
(23.38–24.68)
  Pre1 16.67
(16.19–17.15)
13.20
(12.78–13.63)
11.26
(10.87–11.66)
19.78
(19.14–20.45)
19.39
(18.75–20.05)
27.61
(26.84–28.40)
  Post1 5.58
(5.37–5.80)
6.96
(6.72–7.20)
4.85
(4.66–5.06)
10.53
(9.60–11.56)
11.72
(10.73–12.80)
9.11
(8.24–10.07)
Age
<1 y
    Pre1 23.39
(21.93–24.94)
22.05
(20.64–23.56)
15.73
(14.54–17.01)
36.42
(34.45–38.50)
39.41
(37.36–41.58)
55.55
(53.11–58.11)
    Post1 6.17
(5.61–6.78)
9.54
(8.84–10.30)
5.37
(4.85–5.94)
15.17
(13.07–17.62)
17.73
(15.44–20.36)
13.50
(11.52–15.81)
0 to <2 mo
      Pre1 9.36
(7.43–11.79)
6.89
(5.26–9.02)
5.33
(3.93–7.24)
20.72
(17.32–24.78)
16.40
(13.41–20.06)
22.10
(18.58–26.28)
      Post1 4.58
(3.49–6.00)
5.98
(4.72–7.59)
4.05
(3.03–5.40)
11.60
(7.40–18.18)
15.26
(10.31–22.58)
9.76
(5.98–15.94)
2 to <4 mo
      Pre1 11.04
(8.88–13.73)
10.90
(8.76–13.58)
7.77
(5.99–10.07)
28.78
(24.74–33.48)
27.24
(23.32–31.82)
40.43
(35.59–45.93)
      Post1 4.43
(3.38–5.82)
8.27
(6.78–10.09)
3.75
(2.79–5.04)
21.25
(15.52–29.08)
19.07
(13.69–26.56)
16.89
(11.88–24.01)
4 to <6 mo
      Pre1 21.10
(17.96–24.79)
17.97
(15.09–21.39)
12.69
(10.31–15.62)
32.78
(28.47–37.75)
40.42
(35.60–45.90)
49.93
(44.54–55.98)
      Post1 3.36
(2.47–4.56)
8.93
(7.40–10.77)
3.69
(2.75–4.94)
11.87
(7.95–17.70)
12.85
(8.75–18.88)
8.90
(5.61–14.13)
6 to <12 mo
      Pre1 35.54
(32.87–38.44)
34.92
(32.27–37.79)
24.77
(22.56–27.21)
45.90
(42.75–49.28)
51.39
(48.05–54.96)
74.58
(70.54–78.86)
      Post1 8.34
(7.42–9.38)
11.42
(10.33–12.63)
7.00
(6.16–7.95)
15.41
(12.54–18.95)
19.69
(16.40–23.64)
15.07
(12.23–18.57)
1 to <2 y
    Pre1 32.72
(31.27–34.25)
24.36
(23.11–25.68)
22.35
(21.15–23.61)
37.04
(35.08–39.10)
33.15
(31.30–35.10)
49.34
(47.07–51.71)
    Post1 10.75
(10.11–11.44)
12.05
(11.37–12.78)
9.26
(8.66–9.90)
18.03
(15.40–21.10)
19.31
(16.58–22.48)
14.77
(12.41–17.58)
2 to <5 y
    Pre1 7.23
(6.83–7.64)
5.06
(4.73–5.41)
4.69
(4.38–5.03)
6.65
(6.17–7.17)
6.45
(5.98–6.97)
8.93
(8.37–9.53)
    Post1 3.36
(3.16–3.58)
3.59
(3.38–3.82)
2.97
(2.78–3.18)
4.92
(4.07–5.95)
5.06
(4.20–6.10)
4.32
(3.53–5.29)
Calendar time
    7/2000–6/2001 19.13
(16.63–21.99)
9.42
(7.72–11.49)
5.73
(4.44–7.39)
- - -
    7/2001–6/2002 18.83
(16.97–20.89)
11.95
(10.49–13.62)
10.58
(9.21–12.15)
- - -
    7/2002–6/2003 16.28
(14.96–17.72)
12.45
(11.30–13.71)
9.07
(8.10–10.16)
17.30
(16.03–18.68)
19.04
(17.70–20.48)
22.76
(21.29–24.33)
    7/2003–6/2004 20.26
(19.00–21.61)
14.47
(13.41–15.61)
13.11
(12.10–14.21)
19.42
(18.07–20.89)
22.40
(20.94–23.97)
26.81
(25.21–28.52)
    7/2004–6/2005 20.14
(19.03–21.32)
15.90
(14.92–16.96)
15.09
(14.12–16.11)
19.21
(17.84–20.70)
17.72
(16.39–19.14)
29.42
(27.70–31.24)
    7/2005–6/2006 18.55
(17.56–19.60)
16.63
(15.69–17.62)
14.76
(13.88–15.70)
29.17
(27.44–31.01)
23.82
(22.26–25.49)
43.29
(41.17–45.52)
    7/2006–6/2007 13.29
(12.52–14.11)
14.12
(13.33- 14.96)
10.75
(10.06–11.49)
9.85
(8.62–11.25)
12.04
(10.67–13.58)
8.94
(7.77–10.28)
    7/2007–6/2008 4.78
(4.39–5.21)
6.81
(6.33 – 7.32)
4.27
(3.90–4.68)
7.69
(6.33–9.34)
8.37
(6.95–10.09)
6.17
(4.96–7.67)
    7/2008–6/2009 6.37
(5.96–6.80)
8.39
(7.93 – 8.89)
5.85
(5.46–6.26)
9.98
(8.48–11.74)
10.46
(8.92 – 12.26)
8.33
(6.97–9.95)
    7/2009–6/2010 0.94
(0.78–1.13)
1.73
(1.51–1.98)
0.89
(0.74–1.07)
- - -

Notes: CI, confidence interval; RV, rotavirus; ER, emergency room;1Pre- and post-RV vaccine availability periods were defined as the time through January 1, 2007 and the time after that date, respectively.