Table 3 Factors associated with Iron deficiency in heart failure patients in regression analysis.

From: Prevalence and independent predictors of Iron deficiency in Yemeni patients with congestive heart failure: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Variables

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Previous blood transfusion (No vs. Yes)

0.20 (0.04–0.92)

0.046

Anemia (No vs. Yes)

3.95 (1.51–11.23)

0.007

NYHA class (II vs. III)

4.46 (1.65–12.90)

0.004

EF (%) (40 − 30% vs. > 40%)

2.88 (0.91–9.74)

0.077

EF (%) (< 30% vs. > 40%)

9.42 (1.97–54.64)

0.007

  1. EF: Ejection fraction, OR: Odds ratio, CI: Confidence Interval, NYHA: New York Heart Association.
  2. Boldface indicates a statistically significant result (P< 0.05).
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