Factor

Summary

Association

No transfusion

Transfusion

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Age (Years)(**)

56.9 ± 9.7

62.1 ± 7.1

1.87 (0.94, 3.75)

0.08

BMI(*)

31.9 ± 7.2

31.0 ± 6.0

0.90 (0.56, 1.45)

0.67

Gender

Female

15 (79%)

4 (21%)

1

0.67

Male

45 (83%)

9 (17%)

0.75 (0.20, 2.79)

Charlson comorbidity index

2 [1, 2]

3 [2, 4]

2.11 (1.29, 3.46)

0.003

APACHE II score(*)

14.7 ± 5.0

22.2 ± 6.4

3.87 (1.78, 8.40)

0.001

Haemoglobin at admission (g/l)(**)

123 ± 16

100 ± 16

0.40 (0.23, 0.67)

0.001

Anaemia at admission.

No

35 (95%)

2 (5%)

1

Yes

25 (69%)

11 (31%)

7.70 (1.57, 37.8)

0.01