The Impact of Anaemia on Outcomes, Admissions, and Costs in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Two Public Nephrology Practices in Queensland: A CKD.QLD Registry Study

Table 3

Admissions as for GI bleeding and neoplasms by anaemia category at baseline.

	No anaemia n (%)	Mild n (%)	Moderate n (%)	Severe n (%)	Total N = 2,303	value
GI bleeding
Any diagnosis
Yes	63 (5.0)	48 (7.8)	41 (10.0)	7 (30.4)	159 (6.9)	<0.01
No	1191 (94.9)	568 (92.2)	369 (90.0)	16 (69.6)	2144 (93.1)
Principal diagnosis
Yes	32 (2.6)	26 (4.2)	18 (4.4)	3 (13.0)	79 (3.4)	<0.01
No	1,222 (97.4)	590 (95.8)	392 (95.6)	20 (87.0)	2,224 (96.6)
Associated diagnosis
Yes	34 (2.7)	29 (4.7)	31 (7.6)	4 (17.4)	98 (4.3)	<0.01
No	1,220 (97.3)	587 (95.3)	379 (92.4)	19 (82.6)	2,205 (95.7)
Neoplasms
Any diagnosis
Yes	343 (27.4)	171 (27.8)	116 (28.3)	4 (17.4)	634 (27.5)	0.72
No	911 (72.6)	445 (72.2)	294 (71.7)	19 (82.6)	1,669 (72.5)
Primary diagnosis
Yes	266 (21.2)	133 (21.6)	90 (21.9)	4 (17.4)	493 (21.4)	0.95
No	988 (78.8)	483 (78.4)	320 (78.1)	19 (82.6)	1,810 (78.6)
Associated diagnosis
Yes	236 (18.8)	122 (19.8)	98 (23.9)	3 (13.0)	459 (19.9)	0.13
No	1,018 (81.2)	494 (80.2)	312 (76.1)	20 (87.0)	1,844 (80.1)