Table 1 Hospital and community characteristics with the interquartile range (IQR), i.e. the interval between the 25th and 75th percentiles
From: The interhospital transfer network for very low birth weight infants in the United States
Overall | By community | By hospital | |
|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
Infants (total) | 44,753 | 787 (400–1325) | 51 (25–95) |
Infants transfered | 9722 | 178 (80–272) | 11 (6–19) |
Hospitals | 2122 | 40 (22–63) | – |
Level III or IV hospitals | 27% | 25% (17–33%) | – |
States covered (inc D.C.) | 51 | 2 (1–4) | – |