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Table 1.85: National Management of Asthma, 2000
| Hospital admissions for adult asthma per 100,000 population age 65 and over, United States, 2000 |
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Adjusted Ratea |
| Population group |
Estimate |
Standard error |
| Totalb |
158.44 |
5.20 |
| Age |
| 65-69 |
139.38 |
5.65 |
| 70-74 |
156.44 |
5.51 |
| 75-79 |
163.67 |
6.30 |
| 80-84 |
177.39 |
7.83 |
| 85 and over |
183.21 |
8.00 |
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|
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a Rates are adjusted by age and sex using the total U.S. as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by sex only.
b Total U.S. population age 65 and over.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
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