Characteristic | Anemia (n= 37) | No Anemia (n= 458) | Total (n= 495) | P-Value for Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Means, SD) | 65.05 (10.45) | 64.07 (9.94) | 64.15 (9.97) | 0.57 |
HGB (Means, SD) | 11.51 (1.05) | 14.63 (1.11) | 14.40 (1.38) | <0.0001 |
Men (n, %) | 19 (51.35) | 277 (60.48) | 296 (54.80) | 0.28 |
Years of Education (Mean, SD) | 12.46 (2.59) | 12.84 (2.43) | 12.81 (2.44) | 0.36 |
Race (n, %) | <0.0001 | |||
Caucasian | 25 (67.57) | 426 (93.01) | 451 (91.11) | |
African American | 12 (32.43) | 32 (6.99) | 44 (8.89) | |
Myocardial Infarction (n, %) | 3 (8.11) | 53 (11.57) | 56 (11.31) | 0.52 |
Renal Disease (n, %) | 2 (5.41) | 8 (1.75) | 10 (2.02) | 0.13 |
Diabetes (n, %) | 14 (37.84) | 68 (14.85) | 82 (16.57) | 0.0003 |
Smoking Status (n, %) | 0.09 | |||
Never Smoked | 13 (35.14) | 107 (23.36) | 120 (24.24) | |
Current Smoker | 5 (13.51) | 129 (28.17) | 134 (27.07) | |
Former Smoker | 19 (51.35) | 222 (48.47) | 241 (48.69) | |
Total Pack Years Smoked | 18.65 (22.67) | 28.33 (26.71) | 27.60 (26.53) | 0.03 |
FEV 1 , % Predicted | 68.43 (8.23) | 66.04 (12.69) | 66.22 (12.42) | 0.26 |