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Table 2 Relative risks for different outcome measures in anemic and non-anemic patients

From: Outcome in hip fracture patients related to anemia at admission and allogeneic blood transfusion: an analysis of 1262 surgically treated patients

 

Anemic

Non-anemic

RR (CI)

P-value

 

n = 536

n = 726

  

Mortality

    

In-hospital

30 (5.6)

31 (4.3)

1.17 (0.90-1.52)

0.277

3-month

113 (21.1)

87 (12.0)

1.42 (1.23-1.64)

< 0.001

3-12 month

60 (11.2)

71 (9.8)

1.09 (0.89-1.33)

0.415

12-month

173 (32.3)

158 (21.8)

1.34 (1.18-1.53)

< 0.001

Delirium

162 (30.3)

155 (21.3)

1.29 (1.13-1.48)

< 0.001

LOS > 11 days

272 (50.7)

368 (50.7)

1.00 (0.88-1.14)

0.984

Discharge to a NH

277 (51.7)

285 (39.3)

1.33 (1.17-1.51)

< 0.001

90-day readmission rate

69 (12.9)

65 (9.0)

1.24 (1.04-1.49)

0.025

  1. Values are given as number (percentage), RR = relative risk, CI = confidence interval, LOS = length of stay, NH = nursing home