Table III.

Pooled Multivariate Predictors of Mortality after Endovascular and Open AAA Repair in Medicare Beneficiaries in the 2001–2004 Period.

Variable	OR	95%	CI	P-Value
Open Repair	3.2	2.7	3.8	< .0001
Age (vs 67–70yrs)
71–75 years	1.2	0.9	1.6	.34
76–80 years	1.9	1.4	2.5	< .0001
> 80 years	3.1	2.4	4.2	< .0001
Female	1.5	1.3	1.8	< .0001
Dialysis Dependent End Stage Renal Disease	2.6	1.5	4.6	< .001
Chronic Renal Insufficiency	2.0	1.6	2.6	< .0001
Congestive Heart Failure	1.7	1.5	2.1	< .0001
Vascular Disease
(Peripheral Arterial or Cerebrovascular Disease)	1.3	1.2	1.6	< .0001