TABLE 2.
Repeated (within 30 days) and occasional use of transfusion and mean number of transfusion-related visits in older Americans within a 10-year period
| Frequency of use within 10 years |
Number of visits with transfusion† |
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| Repeated use, within 30 days |
Occasional use* |
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| Characteristics | Percent | 95% CI | p value | Percent | 95% CI | p value | Mean | 95% CI | p value |
| Age (years) | |||||||||
| 65-74 | 5.2 | 4.4-6.0 | 21.7 | 19.8-23.5 | 2.3 | 2.0-2.7 | |||
| 75-84 | 5.1 | 4.6-5.7 | 20.8 | 19.6-22.0 | 2.5 | 2.2-2.8 | |||
| >85 | 6.8 | 5.9-7.6 | <0.01 | 32.4 | 30.7-34.0 | <0.01 | 2.2 | 2.1-2.3 | 0.17 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Men | 6.6 | 5.9-7.3 | 26.1 | 24.7-27.4 | 2.4 | 2.2-2.5 | |||
| Women | 5.2 | 4.7-5.7 | 0.02 | 25.3 | 24.1-26.5 | 0.12 | 2.3 | 2.1-2.5 | 0.62 |
| Race | |||||||||
| African-American | 7.4 | 6.0-8.8 | 28.6 | 26.9-30.4 | 2.4 | 2.2-2.6 | |||
| Caucasian | 5.6 | 5.2-6.1 | 25.5 | 24.4-26.7 | 2.3 | 2.2-2.5 | |||
| Other | 6.0 | 3.4-8.6 | 0.06 | 20.0 | 15.3-24.6 | <0.01 | 2.0 | 1.6-2.3 | 0.09 |
| Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Mexican-American | 6.7 | 4.7-8.7 | 27.9 | 21.0-34.7 | 2.2 | 2.0-2,5 | |||
| Other Hispanic | 4.6 | 2.9-6.3 | 20.4 | 16.8-24.1 | 2.3 | 1.8-2.8 | |||
| Not Hispanic | 5.8 | 5.4-6.2 | 0.46 | 25.7 | 24.6-26.7 | 0.02 | 2.3 | 2.2-2.4 | 0.62 |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Married | 6.0 | 5.3-6.6 | 24.7 | 23.5-25.8 | 2.4 | 2.3-2.5 | |||
| Partnered | 7.3 | 3.3-11.3 | 22.0 | 13.7-30.3 | 2.2 | 1.7-2.8 | |||
| Divorced or separated | 6.0 | 4.7-7.4 | 24.7 | 22.0-27.4 | 2.5 | 1.8-3.3 | |||
| Never married | 5.5 | 2.9-8.1 | 26.8 | 22.2-31.4 | 1.9 | 1.7-2.2 | |||
| Widowed | 5.6 | 4.9-6.2 | 0.37 | 27.0 | 25.6-28.5 | <0.01 | 2.3 | 2.0-2.5 | 0.05 |
| Religion | |||||||||
| Protestant | 5.5 | 5.0-5.9 | 26.3 | 25.1-27.6 | 2.2 | 2.1-2.3 | |||
| Catholic | 6.6 | 5.8-7.4 | 24.4 | 22.6-26.1 | 2.7 | 2.3-3.1 | |||
| Jewish | 8.2 | 5.2-11.2 | 30.0 | 26.7-32.7 | 2.4 | 2.0-2.8 | |||
| None | 4.7 | 3.1-6.2 | 22.3 | 19.4-25.3 | 2.2 | 1.7-2.8 | |||
| Other | 5.1 | 1.3-8.9 | 0.02 | 20.3 | 15.9-24.7 | <0.01 | 2.0 | 1.6-2.4 | 0.13 |
| Highest education | |||||||||
| No degree | 7.1 | 6.3-7.8 | 29.2 | 27.6-30.9 | 2.2 | 2.1-2.3 | |||
| High school or GED | 5.3 | 4.9-5.7 | 24.0 | 22.7-25.2 | 2.4 | 2.1-2.6 | |||
| AA, less than BA | 5.2 | 3.8-6.6 | 23.3 | 21.1-25.5 | 2.7 | 2.0-3.3 | |||
| BA or higher | 4.8 | 3.4-6.2 | <0.01 | 24.6 | 21.3-27.9 | <0.01 | 2.2 | 1.9-2.5 | 0.43 |
| Region of residence | |||||||||
| Northeast | 5.7 | 4.5-6.9 | 24.4 | 22.1-26.8 | 2.3 | 2.0-2.7 | |||
| Midwest | 6.4 | 5.9-7.0 | 26.4 | 24.5-28.4 | 2.4 | 2.2-2.5 | |||
| South | 6.1 | 5.5-6.8 | 28.2 | 26.1-30.2 | 2.3 | 2.1-2.5 | |||
| West | 4.5 | 3.5-5.4 | 0.01 | 21.1 | 19.0-23.2 | <0.01 | 2.3 | 2.1-2.5 | 0.92 |
| Smoking | |||||||||
| Ever | 6.5 | 6.0-7.0 | 26.3 | 25.0-27.7 | 2.4 | 2.2-2.5 | |||
| Never | 4.9 | 4.4-5.4 | <0.01 | 24.7 | 23.5-25.8 | 0.55 | 2.3 | 2.1-2.4 | 0.43 |
| Alcohol use | |||||||||
| Yes | 5.4 | 5.0-5.8 | 23.5 | 22.4-24.6 | 2.4 | 2.2-2.6 | |||
| No | 6.5 | 5.7-7.3 | <0.01 | 29.3 | 27.7-31.0 | <0.01 | 2.2 | 2.1-2.4 | 0.27 |
| BMI | |||||||||
| Underweight | 7.6 | 5.5-9.7 | 33.0 | 29.4-36.6 | 2.5 | 1.9-3.2 | |||
| Normal | 6.2 | 5.5-7.0 | 26.9 | 25.6-28.3 | 2.5 | 2.2-2.7 | |||
| Overweight | 5.2 | 4.6-5.9 | 23.6 | 22.1-25.1 | 2.2 | 2.1-2.3 | |||
| Obese | 5.4 | 4.5-6.4 | 0.01 | 24.5 | 22.7-26.3 | <0.01 | 2.2 | 1.9-2.4 | 0.15 |
| Disease or condition | |||||||||
| Cancer | 8.9 | 7.8-10.1 | <0.01 | 29.8 | 27.7-31.9 | <0.01 | 2.9 | 2.5-3.3 | <0.01 |
| Diabetes | 8.6 | 7.4-9.7 | <0.01 | 30.4 | 28.7-32.0 | <0.01 | 2.6 | 2.4-2.8 | 0.03 |
| ESRD | 37.7 | 29.9-45.5 | <0.01 | 50.8 | 42.6-59.0 | <0.01 | 4.5 | 3.9-5.2 | <0.01 |
| Heart disease | 7.5 | 7.0-8.1 | <0.01 | 33.2 | 31.8-34.7 | <0.01 | 2.4 | 2.2-2.5 | 0.41 |
| Lung disease | 7.4 | 6.2-8.5 | <0.01 | 29.6 | 27.6-31.6 | <0.01 | 2.3 | 2.0-2.6 | 0.96 |
| All subjects | 5.8 | 5.4-6.2 | 25.6 | 24.6-26.7 | 2.3 | 2.2-2.4 | |||
*
Transfusion use, without reuse within 30 days.
†
Mean number in those who received a transfusion.