Table 1.

Patient demographics and red blood cell treatment history.

Demographics	N = 103
Mean age (SD), years	66.2 (11.9)
Men, n (%)	65 (63.1)
RBC treatment history	N = 103
RBC transfusion visits (past 12 months)*, n (%)
1 transfusion visit	32 (37.6)
2 transfusion visits	25 (29.4)
3–5 transfusion visits	14 (16.5)
>5 transfusion visits	14 (16.5)

^*The number of RBC transfusion visits over the most recent year was reported for 85 patients (83%); RBC transfusion visit history was reported to be missing from the medical charts for 18 patients (17%).

RBC, red blood cell; SD, standard deviation.