Table 1.
Univariate Analysis of Demographics and Clinical Characteristics Comparing Those With and Without Preoperative Anemia.a
| Nonanemic, N = 367 | Anemic, N = 106 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | P | |
| Demographics | |||||
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 170 | 46.32% | 44 | 41.51% | .3806 |
| Male | 197 | 53.68% | 62 | 58.49% | |
| Race | |||||
| White | 271 | 73.84% | 73 | 68.87% | .6904 |
| Black | 50 | 13.62% | 17 | 16.04% | |
| Hispanic | 17 | 4.63% | 5 | 4.72% | |
| Other | 29 | 7.90% | 11 | 10.38% | |
| Outpatient | 37 | 10.08% | 3 | 2.83% | |
| Age | |||||
| 18-64 | 252 | 68.66% | 62 | 58.49% | .0508 |
| ≥65 | 115 | 31.34% | 44 | 41.51% | |
| Obese | 143 | 38.96% | 36 | 33.96% | .3496 |
| ASA ≥3 | 203 | 55.31% | 82 | 77.36% | <.0001 |
| Smoke | 120 | 32.70% | 26 | 24.53% | .1088 |
| Alcohol | 26 | 7.08% | 5 | 4.72% | .3856 |
| Dyspnea | 33 | 8.99% | 9 | 8.49% | .873 |
| Dependent functional status prior to surgery | 32 | 8.72% | 25 | 23.58% | <.0001 |
Abbreviation: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.
aBold values represent P < .05.