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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2006 Nov;44(5):977–984. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.07.015

Table IV.

Univariate analysis of factors associated with survey response versus nonresponse at 12 months

Variable NR/total (%)* P value
Patient-related variables
    Sex .9497
    Race .0034 (nonwhite)
        White 291/848 (34.3)
        Nonwhite 148/323 (45.8)
    Weight .1933
    Age .8355
    Indication (tissue loss vs rest pain) .2506
    Prior inflow reconstruction .9999
    Prior infrainguinal reconstruction .6882
    Prior myocardial infarction .6865
    Prior coronary bypass procedure .9438
    Prior stroke .9390
    Diabetes .0338 (yes)
        Yes 293/736 (39.8)
        No 146/435 (33.6)
    Dialysis .3912
    Dyslipidemia .5828
    Hypertension .0264 (no)
        Yes 340/946 (35.9)
        No 99/225 (44.0)
Surgical outcomes
    Critical stenosis .0014 (yes)
        Yes 209/487 (42.9)
        No 230/684 (33.6)
    Primary patency .1741
    Primary assisted patency <.0001 (no)
        Yes 260/883 (29.5)
        No 179/288 (62.15)
    Secondary patency <.0001 (no)
        Yes 275/925 (29.7)
        No 164/246 (66.7)
    Amputation <.0001 (yes)
        Yes 110/125 (88.0)
        No 329/1046 (31.5)
*

NR indicates nonresponders; total represents patient is alive at the time of the survey.

The factor related to survey nonresponse is given in parentheses for significant P values.