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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Apr 28;169(2):658–666.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.008

Table 2.

Multivariable Cox regression model for 90-day mortality following donation after circulatory death heart transplantation.

Hazard Ratio 95% Confidence Interval P-Value
Donor age
<40 years old Ref Ref Ref
≥40 years old 0.95 0.43, 2.13 0.904
Recipient age, increasing, per year 1.03 1.01, 1.06 0.034
Diabetes mellitus 1.02 0.56, 1.86 0.945
Prior cardiac surgery 2.38 1.32, 4.30 0.004
Total bilirubin, increasing, per 1 mg/dL 1.21 0.98, 1.48 0.071
Serum creatinine, increasing, per 1 mg/dL 1.38 0.82, 2.32 0.228
Total graft preservation time, increasing, per hour 1.14 1.01, 1.29 0.033

9 (0.9%) study patients were excluded from the final model due to incomplete data.