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Table 2.40
Percent of patients with adverse drug events: anticoagulant related low molecular weight heparin and factor Xa, United States, 2004a
| |
|
2004 |
| Population group |
Exposed |
Adverse events |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Total |
4,649 |
449 |
9.7 |
0.4 |
| Age |
Under 65 |
620 |
51 |
8.2 |
1.1 |
| 65-74 |
1,497 |
123 |
8.2 |
0.7 |
| 75-84 |
1,751 |
189 |
10.8 |
0.7 |
| 85 and over |
781 |
86 |
11.0 |
1.1 |
| Gender |
Female |
2,707 |
252 |
9.3 |
0.6 |
| Male |
1,942 |
197 |
10.1 |
0.7 |
| Race |
Black |
449 |
49 |
10.9 |
1.5 |
| Other |
223 |
15 |
6.7 |
1.7 |
| White |
3,977 |
385 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
| Diabetes |
No |
3,083 |
296 |
9.6 |
0.5 |
| Yes |
1,566 |
153 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
| Obesity |
No |
3,942 |
382 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
| Yes |
707 |
67 |
9.5 |
1.1 |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
No |
3,547 |
331 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
| Yes |
1,102 |
118 |
10.7 |
0.9 |
| CHF/pulmonary edema |
No |
2,994 |
251 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
| Yes |
1,655 |
198 |
12.0 |
0.8 |
| COPD |
No |
3,077 |
280 |
9.1 |
0.5 |
| Yes |
1,572 |
169 |
10.8 |
0.8 |
| Smoking |
No |
3,968 |
382 |
9.6 |
0.5 |
| Yes |
681 |
67 |
9.8 |
1.1 |
| Cancer |
No |
3,550 |
316 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
| Yes |
1,099 |
133 |
12.1 |
1.0 |
| Corticosteroids |
No |
4,290 |
409 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
| Yes |
359 |
40 |
11.1 |
1.7 |
| Coronary artery disease |
No |
2,202 |
187 |
8.5 |
0.6 |
| Yes |
2,447 |
262 |
10.7 |
0.6 |
| Renal disease |
No |
3,620 |
293 |
8.1 |
0.5 |
| Yes |
1,029 |
156 |
15.2 |
1.1 |
a Data include Medicare beneficiaries discharged from January to December. Readmissions are supposed to be counted in the numerators according to the measure specifications, but were not counted because the data were not available at this time.
Key: CHF: congestive heart failure; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System.
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