Can my blue tooth keyboard affect iPad battery life?

For some reason my battery life isn't as long as it once was and it hit me that it may be from leaving the blue tooth keyboard in the on position. Would this run the battery down more quickly?

My experience with using a BT keyboard is that it has a negligible affect on battery life. The connection drops if I'm not using it for a while and picks up again when I start typing. I am using a Logitech keyboard designed specifically for iPads.

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