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Table 4 Comparison of CVD and stroke of older adults with and without anemia

From: High anemia prevalence in Korean older adults, an advent healthcare problem: 2007–2016 KNHANES

Variable

Older adults without anemia

Older adults with anemia

P-Value

(n = 4,444,812.928)b

(n = 699,077.287)b

CVD

5.6 ± 0.3

8.9 ± 0.8

< 0.001a

Stroke

4.0 ± 0.2

6.1 ± 0.7

< 0.001a

  1. Values are expressed as percentage ± standard error (SE) of the percentage
  2. Abbreviations: CVD: Cardiovascular disease
  3. aP-values were derived from the chi-square test
  4. bWeighted population
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