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Table 1 Prevalence of CDI, patient and hospital characteristics among primary pneumonia and UTI discharges, NIS 2009-2011

From: Impact of Clostridium difficile infection among pneumonia and urinary tract infection hospitalizations: an analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

 

Pneumonia

UTI

 

Men

Women

P value

Men

Women

P value

n

279,072

313,966

 

75,600

180,170

 

N

462,171

519,849

 

125,338

298,156

 

Prevalence of secondary CDI, cases per 1,000

10.7

10.9

0.52

13.3

11.3

<0.001

Patient Characteristics

      

Age, %

      

18-34 years old

5.7

5.0

 

3.2

3.8

 

35-49 years old

10.6

10.4

<0.001

6.3

5.4

<0.001

50-64 years old

22.4

21.2

 

15.7

11.8

 

65 years old or more

61.3

63.3

 

74.9

78.9

 

Race/ethnicity, %

      

White

75.4

75.5

 

71.8

74.9

 

Black

11.5

12.0

 

14.9

12.1

 

Hispanic

7.8

7.5

<0.001

8.7

8.3

<0.001

Asian or Pacific Islander

2.0

1.8

 

1.5

1. 7

 

Native American

0.8

0.8

 

0.6

0.6

 

Other

2.6

2.4

 

2.6

2.3

 

Charlson-Deyo Index, %

      

0

20.8

21.3

 

28.0

33.0

 

1

26.7

31.8

<0.001

23.5

27.3

<0.001

2 or more

52.5

46.8

 

48.5

39.8

 

Neighborhood income, %

      

$1 - $38,999

32.0

32.9

 

30.1

30.4

 

$39,000 - $47,999

27. 2

27.0

<0.001

24.9

25.4

0.009

$48,000 - 62,999

23.0

22.8

 

24.0

23.9

 

$63,000 or more

17.7

17.3

 

21.0

20.3

 

Payer type, %

      

Private including HMO

19.1

17.9

 

12.2

10.4

 

Medicare

64.5

66.7

 

77.2

79.6

 

Medicaid

8.4

9.8

<0.001

6.8

6.7

<0.001

Self-pay

4.8

3.6

 

1.8

2.1

 

No Charge

0.5

0.4

 

0.2

0.2

 

Other

2.6

1.7

 

1.7

1.0

 

Hospital Characteristics

      

Bed size, %

      

Small

19.0

19.7

 

16.4

16.8

 

Medium

24.9

25.2

<0.001

24.8

25.3

0.06

Large

56.1

55.2

 

58.8

57.9

 

Hospital control, %

      

Private, investor-own

14.4

14.7

 

15.3

16.2

 

Private, non-profit

71.0

71.3

0.001

70.8

71.3

<0.001

Government, nonfederal

14.6

14.0

 

13.9

12. 6

 

Setting, %

      

Rural

22.1

22.7

 

16.6

17.8

 

Urban non-teaching

44.0

44.8

<0.001

44.9

46.3

<0.001

Urban teaching

33.9

32.5

 

38.4

35.8

 

Region, %

      

Northeast

18.8

18.0

 

22.1

19.9

 

Midwest

25.3

25.6

<0.001

22.5

22.7

<0.001

South

38.9

40.6

 

40.4

42.7

 

West

16.9

15.9

 

15.1

14.7

 

Year, %

      

2009

34.1

34.1

 

32.5

32.0

 

2010

32.3

32.1

0.24

34.0

33.3

0.005

2011

33.5

33.8

 

33.5

34.7

 
  1. CDI = Clostridium difficile infection, UTI = Urinary tract infection, n = total sample size, N = weighted average annual population estimate, CI = confidence interval