Epidemiology, Characteristics, and Outcomes of ICU-Managed Homeless Patients: A Population-Based Study
Table 1
Incidence of ICU admissions of homeless patients in Texa.
Group
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
AAPC
value
All
4.7
5.6
6.7
7.3
7.6
8.4
9.4
10.1
10.4 (8.5–12.4)
<0.0001
Age (years)
18–44
4.1
4.6
5.1
6.4
5.8
7
7.6
8.4
9.9 (7.6–12.2)
<0.0001
45–64
12.3
14.6
18.2
18.2
20.5
20.8
24.3
26.3
10.0 (7.6–12.4)
<0.0001
≥65
1.9
3.6
3.6
4.2
4
5.8
6.1
5.9
14.5 (7.8–21.1)
0.0018
Race/ethnicity
white
4.9
5.9
7.7
8.6
9.1
9
11.7
11
11.4 (7.6–15.1)
0.0003
Hispanic
1.7
1.9
2.4
2.8
3
4.5
4.4
5.6
17.4 (14.7–20.1)
<0.0001
Black
12.8
16.5
17.2
18
17.4
14.6
20.2
24.9
6.1 (0.6–11.5)
0.0333
Other
4.9
4.6
5.3
5.1
6.8
16.5
4.7
5.3
5.1 (−11.5–21.7)
0.4818
Texas state population used as denominator, reported as number of ICU admissions per 100,000 population; AAPC: average annual percent change; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
