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Table 1 Patient characteristics of transfused and non-transfused groups

From: Red blood cell transfusion within the first 24 hours of admission is associated with increased mortality in the pediatric trauma population: a retrospective cohort study

 

Total Cohort

Transfused

Non-Transfused

p

n

1639

106

1533

 

Age (yrs)

7.8 ± 5.0

7.4 ± 5.5

7.8 ± 4.9

0.331

Gender

    

   Males

1021 (62%)

52 (49%)

969 63%)

0.004

   Females

618 (38%)

54 (51%)

564 (37%)

 

Race

    

   White

950 (58%)

52 (49%)

898 (59%)

0.056

   African-American

399 (24%)

31 (29%)

368 (24%)

0.224

   Hispanic

185 (11%)

17 (16%)

168 (11%)

0.110

   Other

105 (6%)

6 (6%)

99 (6%)

0.746

Mechanism of Injury

    

   Blunt

1520 (93%)

98 (92%)

1422 (93%)

0.906

   Penetrating

118 (7%)

7 (7%)

111 (7%)

 

   Burn

1 (0%)

1 (1%)

0 (0%)