Figure 3. Preventable Hospitalization Rates per 100,000 Population^a

Women Relative to Men, 2000

* = statistically different at p < 0.05 relative to men. Rates are adjusted by age and sex, using year 2000 as the standard population.
^a Admission rate populations vary by type of condition. Diabetes, circulatory diseases, adult asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease include individuals 18 years and older; pediatric asthma and pediatric gastroenteritis include children less than 18 years of age; bacterial pneumonia, dehydration, urinary tract infections, and perforated appendix include individuals of all ages; low-weight births include neonates only.

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