Research Article

The Characteristics and Mortality of Osteoporosis, Osteomyelitis, or Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Diabetes Population: A Retrospective Study

Table 3

Demographics of individuals with mortality from osteomyelitis with or without diabetes.

Both diabetes and osteomyelitis, N (%)Crude rate per 1,000,000Age-adjusted rate per 1,000,000Osteomyelitis without diabetes, N (%)Crude rate per 1,000,000Age-adjusted rate per 1,000,000Standard US population in 2000

Total19,726 (100%)3.42 (3.38–3.47)3.17 (3.13–3.22)44,170 (100%)7.67 (7.58–7.76)7.17 (7.09–7.25)5,761,465,567

Sex
 Female8,192 (41.53%)2.80 (2.74–2.86)2.31 (2.26–2.36)21,422 (48.50%)7.31 (7.19–7.43)5.82 (5.73–5.92)2,929,154,929
 Male11,534 (58.47%)4.07 (4.00–4.15)4.36 (4.28–4.44)22,748 (51.50%)8.03 (7.91–8.16)9.01 (8.86–9.15)2,832,310,638

Race
 American Indian274 (1.39%)3.71 (3.27–4.14)6.29 (5.50–7.09)320 (0.72%)4.32 (3.68–4.97)8.01 (6.77–9.24)73,938,616
 Asian or Pacific Islander324 (1.64%)1.06 (0.94–1.17)1.41 (1.26–1.57)599 (1.36%)1.96 (1.76–2.15)2.84 (2.56–3.12)306,084,526
 Black or African American3,290 (16.68%)4.22 (4.08–4.37)5.68 (5.48–5.88)7,288 (16.50%)9.36 (9.10–9.62)13.38 (13.01–13.76)778,991,453
 White15,838 (80.29%)3.44 (3.39–3.49)2.98 (2.93–3.02)35,963 (81.42%)7.82 (7.72–7.91)6.70 (6.62–6.79)4,602,450,972

Age groups
 <55 years2,176 (11.03%)0.50 (0.48–0.52)3,732 (8.45%)0.86 (0.82–0.89)4,355,837,726
 55–64 years3,507 (17.78%)5.49 (5.30–5.67)5,093 (11.53%)7.96 (7.68–8.25)639,299,997
 65–74 years4,897 (24.83%)11.77 (11.44–12.10)7,884 (17.85%)18.96 (18.43–19.49)415,933,194
 75–84 years5,471 (27.73%)21.82 (21.25–22.40)12,648 (28.63%)50.46 (49.40–51.51)250,688,640
 85+ years3,675 (18.63%)36.86 (35.67–38.05)14,813 (33.54%)148.57 (145.89–151.24)99,706,010

Census region
 Northeast3,789 (19.21%)3.63 (3.51–3.74)3.09 (2.99–3.19)9,406 (21.29%)9.0 (8.78–9.21)7.60 (7.41–7.78)1,045,051,171
 Midwest5,400 (27.38%)3.82 (3.71–3.93)3.44 (3.34–3.54)10,167 (23.02%)8.52 (8.33–8.72)7.61 (7.44–7.79)1,261,166,722
 South7,316 (37.09%)3.14 (3.07–3.22)2.95 (2.88–3.02)14,989 (33.93%)7.38 (7.24–7.52)7.09 (6.96–7.22)2,120,820,931
 West4,866 (24.67%)3.34 (3.24–3.44)3.37 (3.27–3.47)7,963 (18.03%)6.27 (6.11–6.44)6.39 (6.22–6.56)1,334,426,743