Volume 18, Number 11—November 2012
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Coccidioidomycosis-associated Deaths, United States, 1990–2008
Table 1
Demographic characteristics, mortality rates, and rate ratios for coccidioidomycosis-associated deaths, United States, 1990–2008*
Characteristic | No. (%) | Age-adjusted mortality rate (95% CI)† | Age-adjusted rate ratio (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | 3,089 (100) | 0.59 (0.57–0.61) | NA |
Sex | |||
F |
887 (28.7) | 0.31 (0.29–0.33) | Referent |
M |
2,202 (71.3) | 0.93 (0.90–0.98) | 3.04 (2.84–3.26) |
Race/ethnicity | |||
White |
1,693 (54.8) | 0.40 (0.38–0.42) | Referent |
Hispanic |
747 (24.2) | 1.77 (1.63–1.90) | 4.38 (4.17–4.60) |
Black |
392 (12.7) | 0.69 (0.62–0.75) | 1.70 (1.61–1.80) |
Asian |
178 (5.8) | 1.14 (0.96–1.32) | 2.82 (2.69–2.97) |
Native American |
79 (2.6) | 2.56 (1.96–3.15) | 6.34 (6.04–6.65) |
Age, y | |||
0–4 |
8 (0.3) | 0.11 (0.03–0.18) | NA |
5–14 |
12 (0.4) | 0.02 (0.01–0.03) | NA |
15–24 |
94 (3.0) | 0.13 (0.10–0.15) | NA |
25–34 |
302 (9.8) | 0.39 (0.34–0.43) | NA |
35–44 |
368 (11.9) | 0.45 (0.40–0.50) | NA |
45–54 |
453 (14.7) | 0.66 (0.60–0.73) | NA |
55–64 |
490 (15.9) | 1.02 (0.93–1.11) | NA |
65–74 |
603 (19.5) | 1.70 (1.56–1.84) | NA |
75–84 |
553 (17.9) | 2.43 (2.23–2.64) | NA |
>85 |
206 (6.7) | 2.56 (2.21–2.91) | NA |
*NA, not applicable.
†Crude rates are used for the age category.
1Current affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.