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Blood Transfusions in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Outcomes

Table 7

This table shows the PAF for risk factors on various references of age group.

OutcomePopulation attributable fraction (95% CI)
Combined major complicationsMajor cardiac complicationsMajor pulmonary complicationsAcute renal failure30-Day mortalityCritical care services admission

Age group (ref ≤45)55.94% (52.89–58.80)84.22% (81.53–86.52)39.38% (28.39–48.68)49.96% (38.65–59.19)72.41% (37.91–87.74)11.22% (2.31–19.32)
Age group (ref ≤55)48.94% (47.47–50.36)75.45% (74.03–76.79)28.78% (23.54–33.66)38.71% (33.27–43.71)59.13% (43.52–70.43)10.70% (6.68–14.56)
Age group (ref ≤65)34.70% (33.63–35.75)58.02% (56.85–59.16)15.92% (12.23–19.46)19.46% (15.43–23.30)49.54% (38.69–58.47)11.37% (8.78–13.89)
Age group (ref ≤75)16.80% (16.29–17.30)27.80% (27.04–28.55)11.35% (9.85–12.83)13.96% (12.33–15.56)38.78% (33.31–43.81)11.09% (10.07–12.10)

CI: confidence interval of the PAF.
PAF compares the proportion of outcome to a population where all individuals are less than the specified