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. 2023 May 24;15(6):2997–3012. doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-1414

Table 3. Univariable and multivariable cox regression: 10-year survival.

Variable Univariable Multivariable
Hazard ratio P value Hazard ratio P value
Recipient factors
   Age (years)
    18–24 1.13 0.092
    25–34 0.74 <0.001 0.60 <0.001
    35–44 0.76 <0.001 0.56 <0.001
    45–54 0.89 0.001 0.57 <0.001
    55–64 1.35 <0.001 0.71 .004
    ≥65 1.57 <0.001 0.85 0.263
   Blood group
    A 0.94 0.046 0.96 0.313
    B 0.98 0.679
    O 1.04 0.176
    AB 1.17 0.025 1.18 0.044
   BMI
    <18.5 0.90 0.019 0.95 0.543
    18.5–24.9 0.93 0.013 0.92 0.182
    25.0–29.9 1.15 <0.001 1.04 0.532
    30.0–34.9 1.08 0.171
    35.0–39.9 0.93 0.622
    ≥40.0 1.54 0.223
   Diagnosis
    Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency 0.85 0.003 Reference
    COPD/emphysema 1.29 <0.001 1.11 0.088
    Cystic fibrosis 0.75 <0.001 1.00 0.957
    IPF/UIP 1.13 0.004 1.02 0.744
    Pulmonary hypertension 0.80 0.004 1.00 0.967
   GFR (mL/min)
    <10 2.01 0.001 2.02 0.012
    10–19 0.67 0.329
    20–29 1.22 0.436
    30–39 1.04 0.788
    40–49 1.01 0.955
    ≥50 0.94 0.347
   Life support before transplant 0.78 0.012 0.84 0.096
   Waitlist time
    <6 months 1.15 <0.001 0.99 0.772
    6 months to 1 year 1.12 0.001 Reference
    1–2 years 0.91 0.007 0.93 0.143
    >2 years 0.75 <0.001 0.83 0.001
Donor/transplant factors
   Donor age (years)
    <15 0.96 0.575
    15–24 0.95 0.081
    25–34 0.94 0.095
    35–44 1.11 0.009 1.08 0.097
    45–54 1.06 0.178
    ≥55 1.08 0.341
   Donor cause of death
    CVA 1.08 0.014 Reference
    Anoxia 0.81 0.009 0.80 0.012
    Head trauma 0.93 0.026 0.90 0.009
   Donor cigarette use 1.09 0.022 1.07 0.062
   Donor ethnicity: African American 1.06 0.007 1.03 0.317
   Donor GFR (mL/min)
    <10 0.91 0.509
    10–19 1.08 0.599
    20–29 1.28 0.016 1.34 0.011
    30–39 1.03 0.736
    40–49 1.03 0.664
    ≥50 0.94 0.169
   Gender match
    Male to male 1.04 0.168
    Male to female 1.07 0.071
    Female to male 0.99 0.891
    Female to female 0.90 0.002 0.90 0.017
   ABO incompatible 1.06 0.936
   HLA mismatch level
    0 1.36 0.661
    1 0.78 0.265
    2 0.85 0.069
    3 0.88 0.006 0.87 0.012
    4 1.01 0.677
    5 0.99 0.818
    6 1.13 0.001 1.08 0.079
   Ischemic time (hours)
    <1.0 0.92 0.694
    1.0–1.9 1.30 <0.001 1.22 0.017
    2.0–2.9 1.18 <0.001 1.06 0.325
    3.0–3.9 1.18 <0.001 1.09 0.101
    4.0–4.9 0.98 0.611
    ≥5.0 0.75 <0.001 0.99 0.858
   Size match: undersized donor 0.98 0.734
   Size match: oversized donor 0.99 0.827
   Unilateral lung transplant 1.58 <0.001 1.31 <0.001

P<0.05 is significant on multivariable analysis. BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IPF/UIP, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/usual interstitial pneumonitis; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; CVA, Cerebrovascular accident; HLA, human leukocyte antigen.