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. 2012 Feb 7;14(5):588–593. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivr162

Table 1:

Preoperative data of CABG patients by postoperative atrial fibrillation

Preoperative variable Total = 7115 POAF = 2270 (32%) Univariate
Multivariate
n (%)a n (%)b OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Age (years)
 ≤50 315 (4.4) 34 (11) Ref. Ref.
 51–60 1358 (19) 271 (20) 2.0 1.4–3.0 2.0 1.4–3.0
 61–70 2622 (37) 819 (31) 3.7 2.6–5.3 3.8 2.6–5.4
 71–80 2598 (37) 1040 (40) 5.4 3.7–7.8 5.5 3.8–8.0
 >80 222 (3.1) 106 (48) 7.4 4.7–11.5 7.3 4.7–11.4
Male gender 5496 (77) 1783 (32) 1.1 1.0–1.3 1.2 1.1–1.4
Current smoker 833 (12) 195 (23) 1.1 1.0–1.2 1.1 1.0–1.3
Prior MI 3795 (54) 1270 (34) 1.2 1.1–1.3 1.1 1.0–1.2
Hypertension 3623 (51) 1179 (33) 1.1 1.0–1.2
Diabetes 1518 (21) 473 (31) 1.1 0.8–1.1
Hyperlipidemia 3822 (54) 1141 (30) 0.8 0.7–0.9 0.9 0.8–1.0
S-creatinine ≥150 µmol/l 227 (3.2) 98 (43) 1.6 1.3–2.1 1.6 1.2–2.1
NYHA class
 I/II 684 (9.6) 183 (27) Ref. Ref.
 IIIA 2806 (39) 877 (31) 1.3 1.1–1.6c 1.2 1.0–1.4c
 IIIB 2977 (42) 986 (33) 1.4
 IV 646 (9.1) 223 (35) 1.4
LVEF
 Good (>50%) 4899 (69) 1548 (32) Ref.
 Reduced (30–50%) 1894 (27) 612 (32) 1.0 0.9–1.2
 Poor (<30%) 322 (4.5) 110 (34) 1.1 0.9–1.4
Unstable angina 2336 (33) 795 (34) 1.2 1.0–1.3
CCS class
 0 152 (2.1) 42 (28) 0.8 0.6–1.2
 1 425 (6.0) 126 (30) 1.0 0.8–1.2
 2 1780 (25) 542 (30) Ref.
 3 3768 (53) 1225 (33) 1.0 0.9–1.2
 4 951 (13) 328 (34) 1.1 0.9–1.3
Number of diseased vessels
 1 329 (4.6) 97 (29) Ref.
 2 1460 (21) 455 (31) 1.1 0.8–1.4
 3 5326 (75) 1718 (32) 1.1 0.9–1.5
Left main stem stenosis 2342 (33) 771 (33) 1.1 1.0–1.2
Priority of surgery
 Elective 5870 (83) 1850 (32) Ref.
 Urgent 955 (13) 317 (33) 1.1 0.9–1.2
 Emergency 290 (4.1) 103 (36) 1.2 0.9–1.5
Haemodynamically unstable 180 (2.5) 71 (40) 1.4 1.0–1.9

aPercentage of patients.

bPercentage with POAF. cNYHA class III/IV.

CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; CCS: Canadian Cardiovascular Society; CI: confidence interval; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; MI: myocardial infarction; NYHA: New York Heart Association; OR: odds ratio; POAF: postoperative atrial fibrillation.