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. 2018 Feb 17;18:122. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-2928-x

Table 4.

Five binary logistic regression models estimating the association of sociodemographic factors with the assessment of five specific risks of blood transfusion in (A) patients (n=506) and (B) caregivers (n=185)

Allergic Reaction Fever Dyspnea Infection AB0-mismatch
OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P
A
Age, years 1.00 (0.98–1.02) 0.98 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 0.57 1.00 (0.98–1.02) 0.87 1.00 (0.99–1.02) 0.70 0.98 (0.97–1.00) 0.07
Sex, female 1.85 (1.03–3.41) 0.04 2.85 (1.43–6.01) <0.01 1.66 (0.80–3.51) 0.18 1.42 (0.97–2.10) 0.07 1.35 (0.85–2.14) 0.20
Marital statusa
 Unmarried 0.80 (0.35–1.74) 0.58 0.97 (0.39–2.34) 0.95 1.63 (0.64–4.07) 0.30 1.65 (0.98–2.78) 0.06 0.81 (0.43–1.52) 0.52
 Divorced 0.51 (0.11–1.66) 0.32 0.70 (0.15–2.38) 0.61 0.33 (0.02–1.85) 0.30 2.21 (1.07–4.60) 0.03 1.50 (0.64–3.28) 0.33
 Widowed 0.20 (0.01–1.05) 0.13 1.18 (0.25–4.04) 0.81 1.04 (0.15–4.25) 0.96 1.45 (0.63–3.31) 0.38 1.12 (0.35–3.04) 0.83
Residenceb
 Suburban 0.85 (0.35–2.12) 0.72 1.10 (0.41–3.12) 0.85 0.75 (0.24–2.38) 0.62 1.17 (0.65–2.12) 0.60 1.32 (0.65–2.74) 0.45
 Municipal 0.89 (0.36–2.24) 0.80 0.73 (0.25–2.22) 0.58 1.06 (0.37–3.23) 0.92 0.65 (0.35–1.20) 0.16 1.11 (0.54–2.36) 0.78
 Rural 0.83 (0.35–2.04) 0.67 1.09 (0.42–3.04) 0.86 0.97 (0.35–2.91) 0.96 0.97 (0.55–1.72) 0.90 1.10 (0.55–2.25) 0.80
Blood donor 0.61 (0.27–1.26) 0.21 0.91 (0.39–1.93) 0.81 0.99 (0.40–2.22) 0.98 0.51 (0.31–0.81) <0.01 1.02 (0.60–1.71) 0.93
Denial of transfusions 6.88 (2.57–18.0) <0.001 7.39 (2.49–20.7) <0.001 8.20 (2.77–22.9) <0.001 4.74 (1.85–13.8) <0.01 2.60 (1.01–6.52) <0.05
B
Age, years 1.00 (0.94–1.05) 0.95 0.99 (0.92–1.05) 0.67 1.05 (0.99–1.11) 0.09 1.03 (0.99–1.07) 0.12 0.99 (0.95–1.03) 0.76
Sex, female 0.78 (0.30–2.11) 0.60 0.55 (0.20–1.65) 0.27 0.94 (0.31–3.20) 0.91 1.32 (0.60–3.10) 0.50 1.32 (0.60–3.04) 0.50
Marital statusa
 Unmarried 2.55 (0.71–1.05) 0.16 3.35 (0.74–17.7) 0.13 8.31 (1.73–48.9) 0.01 2.38 (1.01–8.37) 0.05 1.74 (0.64–4.86) 0.28
 Divorced 2.26 (0.29–1.20) 0.37 4.87 (0.59–3.01) 0.10 1.55 (0.07–1.19) 0.71 0.73 (0.09–3.45) 0.71 0.92 (0.13–4.30) 0.92
 Widowed n/a 0.99 n/a 0.99 n/a 0.99 n/a 0.99 n/a 0.99
Residenceb
 Suburban 4.37 (0.11–1.49) 0.21 1.00 (0.22–4.35) 0.99 8.14 (0.17–3.53) 0.78 0.64 (0.21–1.86) 0.42 1.10 (0.40–3.02) 0.85
 Municipal 0.60 (0.17–1.96) 0.41 1.56 (0.38–6.35) 0.53 1.21 (0.29–4.98) 0.79 1.93 (0.73–5.19) 0.18 1.81 (0.69–4.82) 0.23
 Rural 1.05 (0.38–2.94) 0.92 2.66 (0.82–9.81) 0.12 1.38 (0.38–5.30) 0.62 1.32 (0.53–3.39) 0.55 1.21 (0.49–3.04) 0.68
Blood donor 0.87 (0.51–1.45) 0.42 1.51 (0.61–3.92) 0.38 2.33 (0.86–6.91) 0.11 1.32 (0.67–2.67) 0.42 1.38 (0.70–2.71) 0.35
Denial of transfusions n/a 0.99 5.53 (0.19–169) 0.27 n/a 0.99 3.26 (0.12–90.1) 0.42 2.06 (0.07–5.52) 0.62

acompared to married subjects; bcompared to subjects residing in a city