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Table 5 All-cause mortality

From: Post renal transplant anemia: severity, causes and their association with graft and patient survival

 

Univariate

Multivariate

HR

95% CI

P value

HR

95% CI

P value

Presence of anemia

Early

3.24

1.73–6.08

< 0.001

2.27

1.17–4.4

0.015

Late

1.1

0.63–1.92

0.735

0.8

0.44–1.47

0.469

Severity of anemia

 Mild (Hb > 11 g/dL)

Early

1.11

0.93–4.31

0.077

1.49

0.67–3.32

0.327

Late

1.11

0.59–2.07

0.75

0.94

0.48–1.86

0.862

 Severe (Hb < 11 g/dL)

Early

6.36

3.1–13.03

< 0.001

5.42

2.51–11.68

< 0.001

Late

1.09

0.39–2.99

0.871

0.97

0.32–2.93

0.962

Causes of anemia

 Acute rejection and/or acute kidney injury

Early

6.88

2.83–16.76

< 0.001

4.49

1.77–11.34

0.002

Late

1.04

0.26–4.26

0.954

0.53

0.12–2.31

0.41

 Infection

Early

6.45

2.76–15.91

< 0.001

4.27

1.77–10.25

0.001

Late

1.48

0.54–4.08

0.444

1.16

0.40–3.36

0.779

 Nutritional deficiencies

Early

2.99

0.69–13.05

0.143

4.03

0.9–17.99

0.068

Latea

      

 Miscellaneous

Early

2.12

0.78–5.79

0.142

1.23

0.44–3.47

0.693

Late

1.08

0.39–2.99

0.88

0.89

0.3–2.61

0.834

 No reason found

Early

1.24

0.36–4.26

0.731

0.91

0.26–3.21

0.879

Late

1.1

0.47–2.6

0.828

0.86

0.35–2.08

0.733

  1. Abbreviations: HR Hazard ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. Covariates included in the multivariate models are specified in the supplementary tables
  3. aNo outcome events