2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 2.30b

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Table 2.30b
Transfusion reactions^a per 100,000 population, age 18 and over or obstetric admissions, United States, 2003 and 2004

Population group		2004		2003
Population group		Rate^b	Standard error	Rate^b	Standard error
Total		0.06	0.01	0.07	0.01
Age	18-44	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	45-64	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	65 and over	0.18	0.05	0.21	0.06
	65-69	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	70-74	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	75-79	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	80-84	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	85 and over	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	0.08	0.02	0.08	0.02
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	DSU	DSU
	$45,000 or more	0.07	0.02	DSU	DSU
Location of patient residence	Metropolitan-large	0.06	0.02	0.06	0.02
	Metropolitan-small	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	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	DSU	DSU	0.10	0.03
	West	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

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

^b Rates 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, 2003 and 2004.