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| OR | 95 % CI |
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| OR | 95 % CI |
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Anemiac | 1.20 | 0.87–1.65 | 0.26 | 1.42 | 0.96–2.09 | 0.08 | 1.24 | 0.88–1.77 | 0.22 | 1.24 | 0.83–1.84 | 0.30 |
Severe anemia,d | 0.92 | 0.59–1.44 | 0.73 | 1.13 | 0.66–1.94 | 0.66 | 1.88 | 1.21–2.93 | 0.005 | 1.89 | 1.11–3.22 | 0.02 |
Unexplained anemiae | 0.83 | 0.51–1.34 | 0.44 | 0.95 | 0.55–1.64 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.41–1.31 | 0.30 | 1.04 | 0.54–2.02 | 0.90 |
Explained anemiaf | 1.42 | 1.00–2.01 | 0.05 | 1.54 | 1.05–2.25 | 0.03 | 1.53 | 1.04–2.23 | 0.03 | 1.07 | 0.63–1.83 | 0.79 |
- OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Hb hemoglobin concentration
- aAdjustment for age, > 5 diagnoses, Barthel index, influence of 5 different admission diagnoses
- bAdjustment for age, > 5 diagnoses, Barthel index, influence of 5 different admission diagnoses, gender, MMSE, renal insufficiency
- cComparing patients with or without anemia, defined by WHO
- dComparing patients with and without severe anemia, defined as Hb in lowest gender –specific anemia tertile, (<10.6 g/dL)
- eComparing patients with unexplained anemia versus patients without anemia (WHO defined)
- fComparing patients with explained anemia versus patients without anemia (WHO defined)