Table 2.
Rates of Hospitalizations for Selected Infections, Thyroid Disorders, and Leukemia With Substance Use Disorder Diagnoses, Premier Healthcare Database, 2012–2017
| Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||
| Infective endocarditis | |||||||
| 18–44 years | Weighted N | 1803 | 2048 | 2328 | 2579 | 3002 | 4089 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | |
| 45–64 years | Weighted N | 614 | 755 | 696 | 830 | 783 | 972 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | |
| 65+ years | Weighted N | 60 | 39 | 43 | 62 | 45 | 38 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Osteomyelitis | |||||||
| 18–44 years | Weighted N | 1332 | 1590 | 2076 | 2141 | 2229 | 2884 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| 45–64 years | Weighted N | 1639 | 1691 | 2104 | 1983 | 2361 | 2750 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | |
| 65+ years | Weighted N | 252 | 269 | 330 | 359 | 396 | 308 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |
| Central nervous system abscess | |||||||
| 18–44 years | Weighted N | 525 | 537 | 605 | 703 | 784 | 1036 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |
| 45–64 years | Weighted N | 604 | 566 | 682 | 717 | 834 | 1047 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | |
| 65+ years | Weighted N | 72 | 84 | 84 | 62 | 96 | 97 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Skin and soft tissue infection | |||||||
| 18–44 years | Weighted N | 32 620 | 36 859 | 38 270 | 41 093 | 43 061 | 47 111 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 29.3 | 33.0 | 34.1 | 36.4 | 37.9 | 41.4 | |
| 45–64 years | Weighted N | 22 276 | 24 072 | 26 405 | 26 708 | 28 011 | 29 079 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 27.2 | 29.4 | 32.0 | 32.1 | 33.5 | 34.9 | |
| 65+ years | Weighted N | 2466 | 3183 | 3691 | 4101 | 4211 | 4743 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 5.9 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.6 | |
| Thyroid disease | |||||||
| 18–44 years | Weighted N | 292 | 331 | 371 | 389 | 361 | 343 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 45–64 years | Weighted N | 245 | 402 | 355 | 368 | 305 | 310 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 65+ years | Weighted N | 115 | 78 | 79 | 103 | 56 | 91 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| Leukemia | |||||||
| 18–44 years | Weighted N | 153 | 167 | 179 | 167 | 243 | 192 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 45–64 years | Weighted N | 210 | 227 | 267 | 253 | 289 | 235 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 65+ years | Weighted N | 125 | 118 | 140 | 91 | 87 | 130 |
| Rate per 100 000 persons | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
Includes opioids, cocaine, amphetamines, hallucinogens, or other/unspecified drugs (Supplementary Materials).