Table 2. Baseline Patient Characteristics.
| VARIABLE | NOT TRANSFUSED(N = 25,662) | TRANSFUSED(N = 1,929) | UNADJUSTEDP VALUE |
| Age at diagnosis (mean years) | 63.3 | 63.4 | 0.74 |
| Gender(% Female) | 52.3% | 46.7% | <0.0001 |
| Type of Cancer: n (%) | |||
| Gastrointestinal | 4,323 (16.9%) | 477 (24.7%) | <0.0001 |
| Breast | 5,141 (20.0%) | 119 (6.2%) | |
| Genitourinary | 4,246 (16.6%) | 166 (8.6%) | |
| Lung | 3,419 (13.3%) | 455 (23.6%) | |
| Hematologic | 1,347 (5.3%) | 183 (9.5%) | |
| Other | 7,186 (28.0%) | 529 (27.4%) | |
| Stage: n (%) | |||
| 0 | 646 (2.5%) | 6 (0.3%) | <0.0001 |
| I | 3,813 (14.9%) | 100 (5.2%) | |
| II | 4,612 (18.0%) | 203 (10.5%) | |
| III | 2,538 (9.9%) | 321 (16.6%) | |
| IV | 2,583 (9.9%) | 570 (29.5%) | |
| Unknown | 11470 (44.7%) | 729 (37.8%) | |
| Treatment: n (%) | |||
| Chemotherapy | 12,088 (47.1%) | 1,248 (64.7%) | 0.045 |
| Radiation | 14,250 (55.5%) | 1,249 (64.7%) | 0.078 |
| Surgery | 14,666 (57.2%) | 763 (39.6%) | 0.59 |
| Cancer Recurrence: n (%) | |||
| 8,533 (33.3%) | 1,092 (56.6%) | <0.0001 | |