The answer is (I think): we don't know because the number of people who have died from H1N1 is still relatively small, and the number of pregnant women who have died of it is vanishingly small. As is all to common in "media epidemiology," broad generalizations are being drawn from tiny numbers.
Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== [email protected] wrote: > 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]) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
