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Table 1 Hospitalisation rates per 100 persons aged 65 and over and mean length of stay (LOS)*

From: Something is amiss in Denmark: A comparison of preventable hospitalisations and readmissions for chronic medical conditions in the Danish Healthcare system and Kaiser Permanente

  

DHS

KP

  

Rate

(95% CI)

LOS

(SD)

Rate

(95% CI)

LOS

(SD)

Angina

2002

2.14

(2.11 - 2.17)

2.60

(3.4)

0.15

(0.14 - 0.17)

2.37

(2.0)

 

2003

1.96

(1.93 - 1.99)

2.46

(3.4)

0.13

(0.11 - 0.14)

2.07

(1.6)

 

2004

1.38

(1.35 - 1.40)

2.45

(3.1)

0.12

(0.11 - 0.13)

1.92

(1.5)

 

2005

1.30

(1.28 - 1.33)

2.31

(3.0)

0.11

(0.10 - 0.12)

1.83

(1.3)

 

2006

1.16

(1.14 - 1.19)

2.54

(3.1)

0.11

(0.10 - 0.12)

1.85

(1.3)

 

2007

1.01

(0.98 - 1.03)

2.52

(3.3)

0.11

(0.10 - 0.13)

1.80

(1.3)

COPD

2002

3.02

(2.98 - 3.06)

4.74

(6.3)

0.73

(0.70 - 0.76)

4.15

(5.2)

 

2003

2.88

(2.84 - 2.92)

4.42

(5.7)

0.68

(0.65 - 0.71)

4.19

(4.8)

 

2004

2.19

(2.16 - 2.22)

4.35

(5.7)

0.61

(0.58 - 0.63)

3.77

(4.2)

 

2005

2.10

(2.06 - 2.13)

4.36

(6.8)

0.58

(0.55 - 0.60)

3.69

(3.9)

 

2006

2.07

(2.04 - 2.10)

4.18

(6.0)

0.53

(0.50 - 0.55)

3.94

(3.9)

 

2007

1.86

(1.84 - 1.89)

3.98

(5.8)

0.50

(0.48 - 0.52)

4.03

(6.6)

CHF

2002

1.70

(1.68 - 1.73)

6.02

(8.1)

1.45

(1.41 - 1.49)

3.95

(4.0)

 

2003

1.65

(1.62 - 1.68)

5.94

(14.8)

1.16

(1.12 - 1.19)

3.84

(3.8)

 

2004

1.11

(1.09 - 1.13)

6.16

(6.9)

1.19

(1.16 - 1.23)

3.87

(4.2)

 

2005

1.00

(0.98 - 1.02)

5.94

(6.7)

1.09

(1.06 - 1.13)

4.05

(4.7)

 

2006

0.97

(0.95 - 0.99)

6.12

(7.1)

0.93

(0.90 - 0.96)

4.45

(5.2)

 

2007

0.91

(0.89 - 0.93)

5.68

(5.9)

0.85

(0.82 - 0.88)

4.27

(4.2)

Diabetes

2002

1.28

(1.26 - 1.31)

6.84

(12.9)

0.34

(0.32 - 0.36)

4.43

(6.6)

 

2003

1.38

(1.35 - 1.40)

7.08

(13.6)

0.37

(0.35 - 0.39)

4.40

(7.1)

 

2004

0.98

(0.96 - 1.00)

7.05

(9.1)

0.41

(0.39 - 0.43)

4.04

(5.1)

 

2005

0.90

(0.88 - 0.93)

6.14

(8.4)

0.46

(0.44 - 0.48)

4.60

(7.0)

 

2006

0.97

(0.95 - 0.99)

6.22

(6.8)

0.45

(0.43 - 0.47)

4.20

(6.0)

 

2007

0.75

(0.73 - 0.77)

5.62

(6.8)

0.48

(0.46 - 0.49)

3.96

(6.2)

Hypertension

2002

0.80

(0.78 - 0.82)

3.56

(8.2)

0.06

(0.05 - 0.06)

2.18

(1.9)

 

2003

0.88

(0.86 - 0.90)

3.68

(5.4)

0.06

(0.05 - 0.07)

2.09

(2.1)

 

2004

0.69

(0.67 - 0.71)

3.50

(6.7)

0.07

(0.06 - 0.08)

2.15

(2.6)

 

2005

0.66

(0.63 - 0.67)

3.33

(5.1)

0.06

(0.05 - 0.07)

1.98

(1.8)

 

2006

0.72

(0.70 - 0.74)

3.22

(4.3)

0.08

(0.07 - 0.08)

2.03

(1.8)

 

2007

0.70

(0.68 - 0.71)

3.04

(3.6)

0.08

(0.07 - 0.09)

2.38

(2.9)

  1. *Age and gender adjusted hospitalisation rates and Mean Length of Stay (LOS) for all hospitalisations with the given diagnosis excluding inpatients deaths