A review of adult asthma hospitalizations in Louisiana, 2006-2011

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• Personal Author:
  Lackovic M ; Lewis J ; Soileau S
• Description:
  This paper examines asthma inpatient hospitalizations for Louisiana residents ages 15 years and older from 2006 to 2011. There were 21,398 asthma hospitalizations, with 14,401 unique cases. Approximately 22 percent of cases had more than one asthma hospitalization. The case rate of adults hospitalized for asthma decreased significantly during the six-year period. However, the rate of all adult hospitalizations for asthma did not significantly change. Black women had the highest age-adjusted case rate, followed by white women. Days hospitalized averaged from 2.8 to 4.9 among the youngest to the oldest age groups, respectively. Differences between black and white patients were observed in type of payment and admit source. Parish rates varied significantly: Caldwell, Jefferson Davis, and LaSalle had rates that were at least twice the mean state rate. Rural parishes had a significantly higher rate than non-rural parishes. The information in this review can be used to target outreach and prevention activities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Asthma Asthma, Occupational Demography Epidemiology Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Age Groups Demographic Characteristics Gender Factors Humans Racial Factors Sex Factors Statistical Analysis
• ISSN:
  0024-6921
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  87-96
• Volume:
  167
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047607
• Citation:
  J La State Med Soc 2015 Mar-Apr; 167(2):87-96
• Contact Point Address:
  Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Section of Environmental Epidemiology & Toxicology, New Orleans, LA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Louisiana State Office of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:da151338e29887288e24d465ae115677477784a832e19500257f6a04dba86e8b9c84e38292a08d617bb6f1db688b461b9a05b94f8e4a82b2e6b060bc9f86f4ad
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202622/cdc_202622_DS1.pdf
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