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Table 3 Anaemia and the risk of mortality 1 year after hospitalizationa

From: Effect of anaemia on hand grip strength, walking speed, functionality and 1 year mortality in older hospitalized patients

 

Unadjusted OR

Adjusted OR b

No anaemia

1

1

Moderate anaemia

2.72 (1.20–6.14); p = 0.016

2.04 (0.76–5.49); p = 0.16

Severe anaemia

4.70 (1.91–11.77); p = 0.001

3.87 (1.25–11.99); p = 0.02

  1. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio (95 % confidence interval)
  2. Severe anaemia: haemoglobin value <10 g/dL; moderate anaemia: haemoglobin between 10 and 12 g/dL for women and between 10 and 13 g/dL for men; no anaemia: haemoglobin ≥12 g/dL for women and ≥13 g/dL for men
  3. adata were available in 191 patients
  4. badjusted for age, sex, body mass index, mini mental state examination, estimated glomerular filtration rate, number of comorbidities and functional decline (see methods)
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BMC Geriatrics

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