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Table 3 Predictors of one or more red blood cell transfusions during admission for subarachnoid hemorrhage, clustered by center

From: Anemia prevalence and incidence and red blood cell transfusion practices in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: results of a multicenter cohort study

Univariate analysis

Multivariable model (n = 463; 95 events)

Variable

OR

95% CI

p Value

Variable

OR

95% CI

p Value

Age (increase by 10 years)

1.07

0.90–1.28

0.458

Age (increase by 10 years)

1.06

0.78–1.45

0.711

Sex (male vs other)

0.45

0.19–1.10

0.080

Sex (male vs other)

0.84

0.45–1.57

0.593

Hx of oral AC use

1.93

1.01–3.68

0.046

Hx of Oral AC use

1.00

0.60–1.67

0.993

Admission Hb (increase by 10 g/L)

0.40

0.39–0.41

< 0.0001

Admission Hb (increase by 10 g/L)

0.81

0.69–0.96

0.013

Modified Fisher grade 3–4 vs 0–2a

1.02

0.90–1.15

0.765

Modified Fisher Grade 3–4 vs 0–2a

1.02

0.77–1.36

0.876

Anterior circulation (vs posterior)

1.46

1.17–1.83

0.001

Anterior circulation (vs Posterior)

1.18

0.90–1.55

0.231

Clip (vs other)

4.39

3.25–5.92

< 0.0001

Clip (vs other)

2.44

1.21–4.94

0.013

Anemia (Hb ≤100 g/L)

28.17

11.06–71.75

< 0.0001

Anemia (Hb ≤100 g/L)

17.38

5.11–59.13

< 0.0001

Vasospasm (pre-RBCTx)

1.62

0.91–2.88

0.100

Vasospasm (pre-RBCTx)

1.11

0.40–3.09

0.845

Cerebral infarct (pre-RBCTx)

1.08

0.96–1.23

0.206

    
  1. Abbreviations: AC Anticoagulant, antiplt Antiplatelet, Hb Hemoglobin, Hx History, RBCTx Red blood cell transfusion
  2. aDichotomized as high (3–4) vs low (0–2) grade