Yesterday on the news they highlighted the danger of the n1h1 virus for pregnant women. Apparently in the US 1% of people with n1h1 have died but the rate among pregnant women is 6%.
The only verification of anything like this TV news story that I could find online is this information: http://tinyurl.com/l8ro7u which is a Lancet article that says there were 6 cases of death. Now, all of othis is confounded. I clearly heard the statistic on the news as 6% but the above two articles say 6 cases. And how many overall? I have not found a comparable total number of deaths. So, the question is: how much more serious is this for pregnant women? Much more, slightlyl more, not much at all really? It seemed to me that if you give a prevalence in the general population and then for a subgroup the issue is confounded. Ok, stats folks out there: HELP! Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
