Table 5 Race in Western New York and of children hospitalized with reflux during the study period
From: Infantile gastroesophageal reflux in a hospital setting
Group 1995–1999 | Population of 8 counties N (% of total) | Hospital admissions ≤ 2 years | Study patients N (%) | Study patients ≥ 37 weeks gestation and reflux N (%) | Study patients < 37 weeks gestation and reflux N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total population | 1,591,726 (100) | 29,965 (100) | 1096 (100) | 514 (100) | 519 (100) |
White | 1,376,950 (86.5) | 19,702 (66) | 748 (68.3) | 381 (74.1) | 356 (68.6) |
Black | 39,437 (2.4) | 8,571 (29) | 239 (21.8) | 107 (20.8) | 129 (25) |
Other1 | 175,339 (11) | 1,498 (5) | 109 (10) | 26 (5.1) | 34 (6.6) |