2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 2.41

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Table 2.41
Ambulatory care visits due to adverse drug effects, United States, 2004

Population group		Total number of visits (in thousands)		Rate per 1,000 visits		Rate per 1,000 population per year
Population group		Number	Standard error	Rate	Standard error	Rate	Standard error
Age	0-15	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	15-24	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	25-44	842	226	3.4	0.9	10.2	2.8
	45-64	1,431	292	4.6	0.9	20.4	4.2
	65-74	1,456	330	11.5	2.5	79.9	18.1
	75 and over	1,224	275	9.0	2.0	74.5	16.7
Sex	Male	3,109	573	6.8	1.2	22.1	4.1
Sex	Female	2,593	380	4.0	0.6	17.6	2.6
Race	White	4,922	748	5.3	0.7	21.2	3.2
	Black	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Others	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Region	Northeast	1,499	432	7.0	1.7	27.9	8.0
	Midwest	DSU	DSU	4.4	1.3	DSU	DSU
	South	1,670	351	4.0	0.8	16.1	3.4
	West	1,433	424	DSU	DSU	21.6	6.4

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

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.