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. 2012 Jul 7;470(10):2695–2701. doi: 10.1007/s11999-012-2435-z

Table 3.

Impact of anemia (World Health Organization-defined) on morbidity and mortality

Outcome Anemia Odds ratio (95% CI) p value Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) p value
No Yes
Periprosthetic joint infections 259 (2.12) 130 (4.35) 1.88 (1.38–2.56) 0.001 1.95 (1.41–2.69) < 0.001
30-day mortality 21 (0.17) 12 (0.40) 0.771 (0.140–4.24) 0.764 0.585 (0.097–3.51) 0.557
90-day mortality 28 (0.23) 18 (0.60) 1.43 (0.485–4.24) 0.514 1.54 (0.501–4.71) 0.453
1-year mortality 88 (0.72) 54 (1.8) 1.79 (0.985–3.25) 0.056 1.81 (0.997–3.29) 0.051

Logistic regression model adjusting for variables that were found to be significant in bivariate analysis.