TABLE 4.

Percentage of older Americans who received a transfusion within a 10-year period by type of medical service and ethnicity

	Mexican-American		Other Hispanic		Not Hispanic			All ethnicities
Type of medical service	Use (%)	95% CI	Use (%)	95% CI	Use (%)	95% CI	p value	Use (%)	95% CI
Major surgical procedures
Cardiovascular	58	50-65	47	39-56	52	51-54	0.10	52	51-54
Orthopedic	70	60-80	44	34-55	53	51-55	<0.01	53	51-55
Other	55	49-61	48	38-57	48	46-49	0.15	48	47-49
Critical care, hospital	65	60-71	55	48-62	59	57-61	0.14	59	57-61
Emergency room visit	47	39-55	33	29-37	38	37-39	<0.01	38	37-39