Table 4.
Final multivariate Cox regression model for major cardiac events beyond 3 months after transplant
| Variable | Parameter Estimate | SE | χ2 | P | Hazard Ratio | 95% Hazard Ratio Confidence Limits |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||||
| Age (per 10 years) | 0.492 | 0.103 | 22.47 | <0.0001 | 1.63 | 1.33 | 2.00 |
| Gender (male) | 0.789 | 0.308 | 6.54 | 0.010 | 2.20 | 1.20 | 4.03 |
| SA ethnicity (versus white) | 1.239 | 0.251 | 24.26 | <0.0001 | 3.45 | 2.10 | 5.65 |
| Diabetes | 0.482 | 0.244 | 3.91 | 0.048 | 1.62 | 1.00 | 2.61 |
| Systolic BP (per 10 mmHg) | 0.216 | 0.063 | 11.82 | 0.0006 | 1.24 | 1.09 | 1.40 |
| Previous cardiac disease | 0.788 | 0.245 | 10.34 | 0.0013 | 2.20 | 1.36 | 3.55 |