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Table 6 Median C-POMS score and hospital length of stay by quintile of Hb

From: Pre-operative anaemia is associated with total morbidity burden on days 3 and 5 after cardiac surgery: a cohort study

Quintile D3 D5 D8 D15 All time points Hospital LOS
  Median [IQR] Median [IQR] Median [IQR] Median [IQR] B a (se) Median [IQR]
1 (≤121) 5 [2–6] 90 3 [1–5] 87 4 [2–6] 54 4 [2–7.5] 20 0 10 [6–17.5] 88
2 (122–131) 4 [2–5] 93 2 [1–4] 90 3 [2–4] 43 3 [2–3] 7 −0.82 (0.29) 7.5 [6–11] 90
3 (132–138) 2 [1–5] 82 2 [1–3] 80 3 [1–4] 31 2 [2–6] 7 −1.34 (0.30) 6.5 [5–10] 82
4 (139–146) 3 [1–5] 89 2 [1–3] 82 3 [2–5] 29 3 [1–4] 6 −1.25 (0.29) 6 [5–9] 88
5 (>146) 2 [1–4] 85 2 [1–3] 78 3 [1–4] 19 2.5 [1.5–3] 4 −1.71 (0.29) 6 [5–8] 86
p value <0.0001 0.007 0.28 0.67 <0.0001 <0.0001
p value (trend) <0.0001 0.001 0.16 0.15 <0.0001 <0.0001
  1. IQR inter-quartile range
  2. aDifference in C-POMS score for each quintile compared to quintile 1 after adjustment for day of follow-up
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