Table 5

Variables associated with low postthaw CD34+ cell viability

VariableN unitsN with <75% CD34+ cell viability (%)Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Odds ratio (95% CI)POdds ratio (95% CI)P
Cord blood bank Netcord-FACT accreditation 
 Yes 350 15 (4%) Reference <.001 Reference .002 
 No 52 18 (35%) 11.8 (5.5-25.6) 4.9 (1.8-13.3) 
Year of cryopreservation 
 1997-2004 119 17 (14%) 2.8 (1.4-5.7) .005 1.47 (0.6-3.7) .408 
 2005-2012 283 16 (6%) Reference Reference 
Cryopreserved volume, mL 
 <24.5 14 5 (36%) 20.1 (5.5-73.9) <.001 8.8 (1.9-41.7) <.001 
 24.5-26.0 298 8 (3%) Reference Reference 
 26.1-29.9 45 7 (16%) 6.7 (2.3-19.5) 8.5 (2.6-28.0) 
 ≥30.0 45 13 (29%) 14.7 (5.7-38.2) 7.5 (2.5-22.0) 
Method of processing 
 Manual 187 24 (13%) 3.4 (1.5-7.5) .003 2.3 (0.8-6.5) .131 
 Automated and semiautomated* 215 9 (4%) Reference Reference 
VariableN unitsN with <75% CD34+ cell viability (%)Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
Odds ratio (95% CI)POdds ratio (95% CI)P
Cord blood bank Netcord-FACT accreditation 
 Yes 350 15 (4%) Reference <.001 Reference .002 
 No 52 18 (35%) 11.8 (5.5-25.6) 4.9 (1.8-13.3) 
Year of cryopreservation 
 1997-2004 119 17 (14%) 2.8 (1.4-5.7) .005 1.47 (0.6-3.7) .408 
 2005-2012 283 16 (6%) Reference Reference 
Cryopreserved volume, mL 
 <24.5 14 5 (36%) 20.1 (5.5-73.9) <.001 8.8 (1.9-41.7) <.001 
 24.5-26.0 298 8 (3%) Reference Reference 
 26.1-29.9 45 7 (16%) 6.7 (2.3-19.5) 8.5 (2.6-28.0) 
 ≥30.0 45 13 (29%) 14.7 (5.7-38.2) 7.5 (2.5-22.0) 
Method of processing 
 Manual 187 24 (13%) 3.4 (1.5-7.5) .003 2.3 (0.8-6.5) .131 
 Automated and semiautomated* 215 9 (4%) Reference Reference 
*

Specific techniques: AutoXpress Platform (AXP) (n = 82), Sepax (n = 102), Optipress (n = 27), Compomat (n = 3), and Biotrans Separator (n = 1).

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