Table 3.
Association between blood transfusion (Y vs. N) and recurrence free survival
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 |
*Covariate in the final model included age, gender, BMI, ASA, Stage, and Hb.