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. 2021 Dec 17;20(5):374–381. doi: 10.2450/2021.0217-21

Table III.

Association between anaemia and transfusion adjusted for race, and between race and transfusion adjusted for anaemia

Database Transfusion incidence Predictor Model 1* Model 2 Model 3

Adjusted OR (95% CI) p Interaction p Adjusted OR (95% CI) p

UHS 346 (0.4%) Anaemia 5.61 (4.42–7.11) <0.0001 0.06 4.99 (3.89–6.39) <0.0001
Black 1.26 (0.95–1.67) 0.11 1.19 (0.89–1.59) 0.24

CSL 5,506 (3.9%) Anaemia 1.34 (1.24–1.44) <0.0001 <0.0001 1.28 (1.17–1.40) <0.0001
Black 0.44 (0.41–0.48) <0.0001 0.40 (0.36–0.44) <0.0001

CR 1,488 (2.6%) Anaemia 6.00 (5.35–6.72) <0.0001 0.007 5.45 (4.81–6.18) <0.0001
Black 1.43 (1.29–1.60) <0.0001 1.32 (1.16–1.50) <0.0001
*

Adjusted for anaemia or race.

p-value for interaction of Black race and anaemia on transfusion.

Adjusted for age, parity, insurance, smoking during pregnancy, BMI, mode of delivery.