Table 3.
Summary of univariate hazard ratios for risk factors associated with major cardiac events beyond 3 months after transplant, arranged in decreasing order of statistical significance
| Variable | P | Hazard Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Age (per 10 years) | <0.0001 | 1.903 |
| SA ethnicity (versus white) | <0.0001 | 3.209 |
| All diabetes | <0.0001 | 2.913 |
| Pre-existing diabetes | <0.0001 | 2.770 |
| Systolic BP (per 10 mmHg) | <0.0001 | 1.320 |
| Previous cardiac disease | <0.0001 | 3.904 |
| Gender (male) | 0.0002 | 2.988 |
| New-onset diabetes | 0.014 | 1.961 |
| Smoking | 0.012 | 1.936 |
| Triglycerides (per 1 mmol/L) | 0.046 | 1.141 |
| Total cholesterol (per 1 mmol/L) | 0.049 | 1.249 |
| Number of transplants | 0.126 | 0.218 |
| LDL cholesterol (per 0.5 mmol/L) | 0.231 | 1.091 |
| eGFR (per 10 ml/min per 1.73 m2) | 0.479 | 0.967 |
| HDL cholesterol (per 0.1 mmol/L) | 0.637 | 1.014 |
| Delayed graft function | 0.735 | 1.127 |
| Acute rejection | 0.832 | 1.074 |
| BMI (per kg/m2) | 0.910 | 0.997 |