Table 2. Statistically Significant Risk Factors for Deterioration among Children with a Heart Failure Severity Score of 0 at Listing for Transplant.
Deterioration was defined as transplantation or death before transplant with a worsening severity score of 1 or 2.
| Early Risk Phase (Within 1 Month after Listing) |
Constant Risk Phase (2 to 5 Months after Listing) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Factor | Relative Risk (95% CI) |
P | Relative Risk (95% CI) |
P |
| History of surgery | 3.84 (1.13 – 13.0) | 0.03 | … | … |
| Lower fractional shortening zscore | 1.15* (.99 – 1.34) | 0.07 | … | … |
| Lower LV mass z-score | … | … | 1.74* (1.20 – 2.52) | 0.003 |
*
Illustrates the increased risk with a 1-unit decrease in z-score