Table 2:
Data for Entire Population, Stratified by Age
| Variable | Age 18–35y | Age 36–50y | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 95% CI | Value | 95% CI | |||
| Sample size (n) | 3625 | 2153 | ||||
| National estimate sample size (n) | 17,688 | (16,002–19,374) | 10,548 | (9616–11,480) | ||
| Demographics | ||||||
| Mean age (y) | 26.2 | (25.8–26.6) | 42.1 | (41.9–42.4) | ||
| % Women | 55.90 | (53.5–58.4) | 54.20 | (51.1–57.3) | ||
| Insurance type (%) | ||||||
| Medicare* | 14.40 | (12.0–16.8) | 28.60 | (25.2–31.9) | ||
| Medicaid* | 51.60 | (48.5–54.6) | 42.10 | (38.4–45.8) | ||
| Private* | 28.20 | (25.7–30.7) | 24.70 | (22.1–27.2) | ||
| Other* | 5.80 | (5.0–6.7) | 4.70 | (3.7–5.7) | ||
| Hospitalization information | ||||||
| % Admitted to rural hospital | 11 | (8.3–13.7) | 13.10 | (9.9–16.2) | ||
| % Admitted to urban nonteaching hospital | 31.60 | (27.9–35.3) | 38.10 | (34.1–42.0) | ||
| % Admitted to urban teaching hospital | 57.40 | (53.0–61.8) | 48.80 | (44.4–53.3) | ||
| % Died | 0.90 | (0.6–1.2) | 1.50 | (1.0–2.1) | ||
| Mean length of stay (d) | 7.1 | (6.7–7.5) | 6.9 | (6.4–7.5) | ||
| Mean total charges ($) | 30,269 | (28,158–32,380) | 28,197 | (25,894–30,500) | ||
| Primary diagnoses for hospitalizations (%) | ||||||
| Complication device, implant, or graft | 12.6 | (10.7–14.5) | UTI | 10.3 | (8.3–12.4) | |
| UTI | 12.2 | (10.6–13.9) | Complication device, implant, or graft | 8.0 | (6.6–9.4) | |
| Chronic skin ulcer | 6.8 | (5.7–7.8) | Chronic skin ulcer | 6.0 | (4.9–7.1) | |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue infection | 5.4 | (4.5–6.4) | Skin and subcutaneous tissue infection | 5.0 | (4.0–6.0) | |
| Septicemia | 4.0 | (3.2–4.8) | Septicemia | 5.1 | (3.9–6.2) | |
| Complications of surgery or medical care | 3.4 | (2.7–4.0) | Complications of surgery or medical care | 4.0 | (3.1–4.9) | |
| Calculus of urinary tract | 3.2 | (2.3–4.0) | Spondylosis; intervertebral disk and back disorders | 2.9 | (2.2–3.6) | |
| Infective arthritis or osteomyelitis | 3.0 | (2.4–3.6) | Affective disorders | 2.7 | (1.9–3.6) | |
| Complications of pregnancy | 2.3 | (1.8–2.9) | Infective arthritis or osteomyelitis | 2.5 | (1.8–3.3) | |
| Epilepsy | 2.3 | (1.7–2.9) | Calculus of urinary tract | 2.3 | (1.5–3.0) | |
| % Potentially preventable | 37.7 | (35.4–40.0) | 35.0 | (32.4–37.6) | ||
| Age 51–64y | Age 65y + | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 95% CI | Value | 95% CI | ||
| 1094 | 798 | ||||
| 5330 | (4849 −5810) | 3899 | (3487–4311) | ||
| 56.4 | (56.1–56.7) | 76.6 | (75.9–77.2) | ||
| 57.10 | (52.9–61.2) | 58.50 | (54.5–62.5) | ||
| 37.20 | (33.2–41.2) | 80.80 | (77.1–84.5) | ||
| 26.30 | (21.7–29.0) | 12.00 | (9.0–15.0) | ||
| 32.70 | (29.1–36.3) | 6.50 | (4.1–8.8) | ||
| 4.70 | (3.3–6.1) | 0.70 | (0.1–1.3) | ||
| 12.10 | (9.0–15.1) | 18.60 | (14.8–22.5) | ||
| 42.50 | (38.1–47.0) | 43.70 | (38.4–48.9) | ||
| 45.40 | (40.9–49.9) | 37.70 | (32.5–42.9) | ||
| 2.00 | (1.2–2.9) | 3.60 | (2.3–5.0) | ||
| 6.9 | (6.1–7.6) | 6.2 | (5.7–6.7) | ||
| 28,851 | (26,044–31,658) | 24,831 | (22,664–26,998) | ||
| UTI | 7.2 | (5.5–9.0) | Pneumonia | 6.5 | (4.7–8.3) |
| Chronic skin ulcer | 5.2 | (3.7–6.7) | Deficiency and other anemias | 4.9 | (3.0–6.7) |
| Spondylosis; intervertebral disk and back disorders | 5.4 | (3.7–7.0) | CHF | 4.7 | (3.1–6.4) |
| Septicemia | 4.4 | (3.2–5.7) | UTI | 4.4 | (2.8–6.1) |
| Complication device, implant, or graft | 4.5 | (3.1–5.8) | Rehabilitation; adjustment prosthesis/device | 4.1 | (2.5–5.7) |
| Intestinal obstruction without hernia | 3.4 | (1.8–4.9) | Septicemia | 3.1 | (1.9–4.2) |
| Pneumonia | 3.4 | (2.3–4.5) | Spondylosis; intervertebral disk and back disorders | 3.0 | (1.8–4.2) |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue infection | 3.1 | (1.9–4.3) | COPD | 2.9 | (1.6–4.2) |
| Complications of surgery or medical care | 3.0 | (2.0–4.0) | Acute cerebrovascular disease | 2.8 | (1.5–4.0) |
| Rehabilitation; adjustment prosthesis/device | 2.3 | (1.4–3.2) | Complication device, implant, or graft | 2.6 | (1.5–3.6) |
| 28.6 | (25.6–31.5) | 20.9 | (17.6–24.2) | ||
Abbreviations: CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
*
Insurance missing for each group: 18–35y, n=5; 36–50y, n=4; 51–64y, n=2; 65y+, n=1.