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Table 68a: Postoperative septicemia per 1,000 elective surgical discharges of longer than 3 days, by race/ethnicity, selected States, 2000*
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Non-Hispanic |
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Total |
White |
African American |
API |
Hispanic (of any race) |
| Population group |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
Ratea |
SE |
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| Total, 16 Statesb |
12.118 |
0.123 |
10.940 |
0.139 |
17.288 |
0.394 |
14.550 |
1.035 |
14.943 |
0.448 |
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| Age groups for conditions affecting any age |
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| 0-17 |
3.815 |
0.787 |
2.075 |
1.019 |
7.919 |
2.224 |
7.788 |
4.660 |
4.027 |
1.816 |
| 18-44 |
4.410 |
0.374 |
2.754 |
0.464 |
8.143 |
0.876 |
3.980 |
2.842 |
7.092 |
1.102 |
| 45-64 |
9.384 |
0.233 |
8.212 |
0.265 |
14.904 |
0.708 |
10.914 |
1.895 |
11.123 |
0.873 |
| 65 and over |
12.486 |
0.189 |
11.509 |
0.202 |
18.385 |
0.809 |
16.509 |
1.744 |
16.556 |
0.820 |
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| Age groups for conditions affecting primarily elderly |
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| 65-69 |
11.432 |
0.372 |
10.430 |
0.407 |
17.956 |
1.405 |
10.418 |
3.171 |
14.514 |
1.483 |
| 70-74 |
12.336 |
0.352 |
11.323 |
0.379 |
17.047 |
1.509 |
21.339 |
3.212 |
16.136 |
1.474 |
| 75-79 |
12.738 |
0.371 |
12.001 |
0.395 |
20.132 |
1.727 |
9.274 |
3.372 |
15.139 |
1.685 |
| 80-84 |
13.047 |
0.507 |
12.271 |
0.534 |
16.997 |
2.424 |
23.621 |
5.371 |
19.647 |
2.514 |
| 85 and over |
14.265 |
0.736 |
12.228 |
0.783 |
21.609 |
3.163 |
30.440 |
7.214 |
25.071 |
3.483 |
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| Gender: |
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| Male |
12.372 |
0.198 |
11.083 |
0.220 |
19.423 |
0.746 |
16.555 |
1.638 |
15.251 |
0.712 |
| Female |
10.243 |
0.167 |
9.188 |
0.190 |
14.349 |
0.488 |
10.912 |
1.418 |
12.825 |
0.612 |
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| Median income of patient ZIP Code |
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| Less than $25,000 |
15.331 |
0.545 |
13.018 |
0.748 |
18.577 |
1.135 |
13.067 |
6.123 |
18.085 |
1.280 |
| $25,000-$34,999 |
13.010 |
0.269 |
11.787 |
0.311 |
17.527 |
0.744 |
17.937 |
3.468 |
14.541 |
0.889 |
| $35,000-$44,999 |
12.031 |
0.250 |
10.690 |
0.282 |
17.967 |
0.778 |
15.161 |
2.517 |
14.770 |
0.894 |
| $45,000 or more |
11.319 |
0.174 |
10.536 |
0.191 |
15.930 |
0.666 |
13.929 |
1.213 |
14.109 |
0.727 |
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| Residence location |
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| MSA |
12.286 |
0.134 |
11.056 |
0.153 |
17.317 |
0.418 |
14.818 |
1.046 |
14.937 |
0.465 |
| Non-MSA |
11.289 |
0.307 |
10.431 |
0.329 |
17.087 |
1.183 |
2.688 |
7.089 |
15.012 |
1.641 |
*Excludes patients admitted for infection, patients with cancer or immunocompromised states, and obstetric and neonatal admissions.
aRates are adjusted by age, gender, age-gender interactions, comorbidities, and DRG clusters.
bThe 16 States are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area
Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Databases, 16-State database.
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