Skip to main content
. 2019 May 23;14(5):e0216835. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216835

Table 1. Characteristics of US ED febrile neutropenia visits, 2006–2014.

Characteristics Proportion of this Subgroup Hospitalized % (95%CI) Number of Patients Percent
Overall 94 (93–94) 348,868 100
Age (years)
 ≤ 3 91 (89–93) 13,260 4
 4–9 89 (87–91) 19,092 5
 10–14 92 (89–94) 9,444 3
 15–19 93 (91–95) 8,226 2
 20–29 95 (94–96) 11,917 3
 30–39 93 (92–94) 16,056 5
 40–49 93 (93–94) 32,171 9
 50–59 94 (93–94) 59,680 17
 60–69 94 (94–95) 82,574 24
 70–79 95 (95–96) 68,558 20
 80–89 96 (96–97) 26,069 7
 ≥ 90 97 (96–99) 1,821 1
Sex
 Male 94 (94–95) 172,223 49
 Female 94 (93–94) 176,630 51
Median household income quartile
 1 (lowest) 93 (93–94) 72,320 21
 2 93 (92–94) 85,581 25
 3 94 (94–95) 88,855 25
 4 (highest) 95 (94–95) 93,820 27
Primary Health Insurance
 Public 95 (95–95) 197,511 57
 Private 92 (91–93) 133,919 38
 Self-pay 92 (91–94) 6,309 2
 Other 93 (92–95) 10,649 3
Hospital Status
 Metropolitan Teaching 95 (95–96) 207,960 60
 Metropolitan, Non-teaching 94 (93–94) 110,530 32
 Non-Metropolitan 84 (82–85) 30,378 9

Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; CI, confidence interval