Effect of Anemia on Readmission and Death in Octogenarian Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Readmission and death within 1 year of discharge: Analysis of the study population.

Outcomes	Anemia (n = 149)	No anemia (n = 66)	value
Readmission, no. (%)	99 (66.4)	19 (28.8)	<0.001
Death, no. (%)	45 (30.6)	3 (4.5)	<0.001
Number of times of readmission
Once, no. (%)	64 (43)	17 (25.8)	<0.001
≥2 times (%)	35 (23.5)	2 (3.0)	<0.001