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Table 5 Association between blood transfusion (Y vs. N) and overall survival

From: Perioperative blood transfusions and survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study

 

p-value

HR

95% CI

Unadjusted (univariate analysis), before matching (E/N = 243/636)

< 0.0001

2.33

1.63

3.32

Adjusted for covariates (multivariate analysis)* (E/N = 243/632)

0.0002

2.04

1.40

2.97

Propensity-matched, stratifying on the matched pair (E/N = 68/135)

0.035

1.83

1.04

3.24

  1. *Covariate in the final model included age, gender, BMI, ASA, Stage, and Hb.