Table 3.

Multivariable analysis: risk markers of anemia at PICU discharge

	Adjusted OR (CI95 %)	p value
Anemia at PICU admission × age		0.056
Anemia at PICU admissiona
< 1 month	9.32 (1.99, 43.75)
1–5 months	4.85 (1.67, 14.11)
6 months–4 years	6.79 (3.58, 12.91)
5–11 years	9.13 (3.57, 23.37)
12–14 years	33.44 (7.91, 141.33)
≥ 15 years	73.13 (13.43, 398.19)
Non-cardiac surgery	2.30 (1.37, 3.88)	0.002
Renal dysfunction	3.19 (0.85, 11.92)	0.083

OR odds ratio, PICU pediatric intensive care unit, CI confidence interval

^aFor each age category, children anemic at PICU admission are compared to non-anemic children (reference group)