Table 2.
Hospital Characteristics (2000-2009 weighted)
| All patients N (column %) | Transfused N (row %) | Not transfused N (row %) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | 0.024 | |||
| Rural | 562,690 (13.4) | 67,358 (14.2) | 458,974 (13.3) | |
| Urban | 3,642,372(86.4) | 399,297 (85.7) | 2,994,082 (86.5) | |
| Region | <0.001 | |||
| Northeast | 691,695 (16.4) | 94,309 (20.6) | 519,009 (15.0) | |
| Midwest | 1,187,350 (28.2) | 90,554 (20.0) | 1,051,170 (30.4) | |
| South | 1,532,812 (36.4) | 194,875 (41.6) | 1,241,211 (35.9) | |
| West | 803,591 (19.1) | 87,710 (17.8) | 651,255 (18.8) | |
| Teaching Status | 0.268 | |||
| Nonacademic | 2,505,536 (59.4) | 284,172 (60.8) | 2,064,665 (59.6) | |
| Academic | 1,699,526 (40.3) | 182,483 (39.0) | 1,388,391 (40.1) | |
| Bed Size | <0.001 | |||
| Small | 625,925 (14.9) | 70,459 (15.1) | 497,199 (14.4) | |
| Medium | 1,065,491 (25.3) | 128,871 (27.6) | 861,400 (24.9) | |
| Large | 2,513,646 (59.6) | 267,325 (57.2) | 2,094,457 (60.5) |