Table 4.

Logistic regression analysis, with transfusion as the dependent variable (n = 2207)

Variable	Odds ratio	95 % confidence interval	p value
PRISM III score	1.04	1.01–1.07	0.006
Hemoglobin ≥7 g/dL	0.02	0.01–0.03	<0.001
Reason for PICU admissiona
Cardiovascular	2.26	1.39–3.66	0.001
Neurologic	0.58	0.35–0.96	0.034
Trauma	2.41	1.66–3.50	<0.001
Otherb	1.32	0.96–1.83	0.093
Day 1 PELOD	1.02	0.997–1.04	0.106
PIM2 score	1.09	0.99–1.19	0.084

^aReason for PICU admission, odds ratio relative to respiratory (reference group)

^bOther includes all other categories (e.g., endocrinologic, gastrointestinal, infectious, oncologic)