Volume 15, Number 1—January 2009
Letter
Clostridium difficile–related Hospitalizations among US Adults, 2006
Table
Incidence of Clostridium difficile–related hospitalizations among US adults, 2000–2006, by age group and region*
Hospitalization variable | Year |
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2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
All US adults per 10,000 population | |||||||
18–44 y | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.66 | 1.71 | 1.96 | 2.26 | 2.39 |
45–64 y | 4.53 | 4.58 | 5.92 | 6.31 | 7.20 | 8.48 | 9.09 |
65–84 y | 22.41 | 23.94 | 31.61 | 33.74 | 39.06 | 46.57 | 48.96 |
>85 y |
52.09 |
57.03 |
70.15 |
74.99 |
89.39 |
110.71 |
111.70 |
Principal diagnosis CDAD as a proportion of total CDAD, % | |||||||
18–44 y | 26.3 | 26.8 | 26.9 | 26.1 | 28.1 | 29.1 | 30.7 |
45–64 y | 24.4 | 25.2 | 24.4 | 23.2 | 24.3 | 25.5 | 27.4 |
65–84 y | 22.8 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 23.8 | 24.9 | 27.8 |
>85 y |
22.1 |
24.4 |
23.6 |
23.2 |
24.0 |
25.0 |
29.8 |
By sex per 10,000 population | |||||||
M | 4.10 | 6.30 | 5.71 | 6.03 | 7.03 | 8.59 | 9.00 |
F |
5.72 |
6.83 |
7.71 |
8.32 |
9.71 |
11.72 |
12.29 |
By sex per 1,000 hospitalizations | |||||||
M | 3.83 | 5.81 | 5.24 | 5.54 | 6.43 | 7.79 | 8.13 |
F |
3.81 |
4.51 |
5.04 |
5.45 |
6.36 |
7.66 |
8.02 |
Regionally per 10,000 population | |||||||
Northeast | 7.05 | 7.59 | 9.30 | 10.40 | 10.73 | 14.46 | 14.28 |
Midwest | 5.70 | 5.32 | 7.96 | 8.51 | 9.86 | 11.32 | 12.27 |
South | 4.05 | 4.98 | 6.26 | 6.49 | 8.19 | 9.50 | 9.64 |
West |
3.72 |
3.52 |
4.10 |
4.39 |
5.39 |
6.73 |
7.32 |
Regionally per 1,000 hospitalizations | |||||||
Northeast | 5.15 | 5.52 | 6.74 | 7.47 | 7.64 | 10.17 | 10.00 |
Midwest | 4.36 | 3.98 | 5.90 | 6.31 | 7.26 | 8.26 | 8.97 |
South | 2.97 | 3.59 | 4.49 | 4.66 | 5.89 | 6.83 | 7.06 |
West | 3.41 | 3.24 | 3.76 | 4.00 | 4.92 | 6.16 | 6.85 |
*CDAD, C. difficile–associated disease.