Table 3 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis in patients with APACHE III scores

APACHE III score (one point)

1.03 (1.02 to 1.04)

<0.0001*

1.04 (1.03 to 1.05)

<0.0001*

RBC units transfused (number)

1.09 (1.05 to 1.13)

<0.0001*

1.02 (0.97 to 1.08)

0.45

Platelet transfusion (yes/no)

1.79 (1.20 to 2.67)

0.005*

1.17 (0.58 to 2.34)

0.66

FFP transfusion (yes/no)

2.10 (1.44 to 3.05)

0.0001*

1.98 (1.16 to 3.38)

0.01*

Cardiac surgery (yes/no)

0.21 (0.11 to 0.39)

<0.0001*

0.31 (0.14 to 0.71)

0.006*

Pretransfusion hemoglobin (per g/dl)

1.02 (1.00 to 1.04)

0.04*

1.06 (1.03 to 1.09)

0.0001*

Older quartiles versus freshest quartile of maximum RBC age

1.87 (1.17 to 2.99)

0.01*

2.01 (1.07 to 3.77)

0.03*

Leukodepletion

1.12 (0.71 to 1.77)

0.61

0.88 (0.34 to 2.24)

0.78

Study site

0.12

0.30