Table 1 Demographic composition of the standardized US population in 2000 and malnutrition deaths occurring from 1999–2020
From: Malnutrition-related mortality trends in older adults in the United States from 1999 to 2020
Variable | Standard U.S. population in 2000 n (%) | Malnutrition deaths n (%) | Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Older adults | 34,991,753 (100) | 93,244 (100) | 10 (10.0, 10.1) |
Gender | |||
  Female | 20,582,128 (58.8) | 60,104 (64.5) | 10.3 (10.2, 10.3) |
  Male | 14,409,625 (41.2) | 33,140 (35.5) | 9.5 (9.4, 9.6) |
Race | |||
  White | 29,430,960 (84.1) | 75,171 (80.6) | 9.8 (9.7, 9.9) |
  Black | 2,831,708 (8.1) | 10,629 (11.4) | 14.6 (14.3, 14.9) |
  Asian /Pacific Islander | 855,554 (2.4) | 1,928 (2.1) | 6.4 (6.1, 6.7) |
  American Indian/ Alaska Native | 139,937 (0.4) | 596 (0.6) | 15.7 (14.4,17.0) |
  Hispanic/Latino | 1,773,591 (5.1) | 4,721 (5.1) | 8.4 (8.1, 8.6) |
Census region | |||
  Northeast | 7,372,282 (21.1) | 11,433 (12.3) | 5.9 (5.8, 6.0) |
  Midwest | 8,259,075 (23.6) | 23,183 (24.9) | 10.7 (10.6, 10.9) |
  South | 12,438,267 (35.5) | 40,597 (43.5) | 12.4 (12.3, 12.5) |
  West | 6,922,129 (19.8) | 18,031 (19.3) | 9.2 (9.1, 9.3) |
Age group | |||
  65 – 74 | 18,390,986 (52.6) | 12,606 (13.5) | 2.5 (2.4, 2.5) |
  75 – 84 | 12,361,180 (35.3) | 27,079 (29.0) | 9.1 (9.0, 9.2) |
  ≥ 85 | 4,239,587 (12.1) | 53,559 (57.4) | 44.8 (44.4, 45.2) |
Urban–rural areas | |||
  Large Central Metropolitan | 9,721,383 (27.8) | 22,482 (24.1) | 8.8 (8.7, 9.0) |
  Large Fringe Metropolitan | 7,776,987 (22.2) | 19,618 (21.0) | 8.9 (8.9, 9.0) |
  Medium Metropolitan | 7,342,976 (21.0) | 21,468 (23.0) | 10.8 (10.7, 11.0) |
  Small Metropolitan | 3,469,622 (9.1) | 11,035 (11.8) | 11.9 (11.7, 12.2) |
  Micropolitan | 3,661,442 (10.5) | 10,769 (11.5) | 11.6 (11.4, 11.8) |
  Noncore | 3,019,343 (8.6) | 7,872 (8.4) | 10.6 (10.4, 10.8) |