National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 2.31

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2006 National Healthcare Quality Report

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Table 2.31
Transfusion reactions^a per 100,000 population (excluding neonates), United States, 2001 and 2003
		2003		2001
Population group		Rate^b	Standard error	Rate^b	Standard error
Total		0.06	0.01	0.05	0.01
Age	0-17	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18-44	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	45-64	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	0.21	0.06	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	0.05	0.01	0.05	0.01
Gender	Female	0.07	0.02	0.05	0.01
Median income of patient's ZIP Code	Less than $25,000	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	$25,000-$34,999	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	$35,000-$44,999	DSU	DSU	0.08	0.02
	$45,000 or more	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	0.05	0.01	0.04	0.01
	Metropolitan-small	DSU	DSU	0.09	0.03
	Micropolitan	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Region of inpatient treatment	Northeast	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Midwest	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	South	0.09	0.02	DSU	DSU
	West	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Includes admissions specifically for transfusion reactions, such as cases from earlier admissions or from other hospitals.

^b Estimates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population. When reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample.

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