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Table 3 Association between blood transfusion (Y vs. N) and recurrence free 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 = 277/599)

0.0003

1.97

1.37

2.84

Adjusted for covariates (multivariate analysis)* (E/N = 277/595)

0.0253

1.54

1.05

2.27

Propensity-matched, stratifying on the matched pair (E/N = 78/135)

0.14

1.49

0.87

2.56

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