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. 2014 Jan 17;9:17. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-9-17

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate analysis for independent predictors of valve-related complications and mortality

Variables
Valve-related complications
Overall mortality
 
Univariate
Multivariate
Univariate
Multivariate
  (P value) HR[95% CI], P value (P value) HR[95% CI], P value
< 65 years
0.165
3.4[0.6-8.1], 0.320
0.108
1.6[0.8-2.7], 0.245
≥ 65years
0.087
0.9[0.2-1.6], 0.194
0.047
1.3[1.0-1.7], 0.071
Sex: male
0.548
-
0.876
-
Body mass index
0.265
-
0.178
-
I/II
0.374
-
0.217
-
III/IV
0.081
1.5[0.9-2.8], 0.075
0.098
1.4[1.0-1.6], 0.059
>50%
0.727
-
0.324
-
35%-50%
0.165
2.0[1.1-3.7], 0.234
0.061
1.3[0.9-1.7], 0.088
<35%
0.071
1.3[0.7-1.9], 0.128
<0.001
2.0[1.1-3.7], 0.021
>0.85 cm2/m2
0.791
-
0.564
-
>0.65 to <0.85 cm2/m2
0.108
1.2[0.9-1.4], 0.144
0.145
1.2[0.9-1.6], 0.188
Atrial fibrillation
0.013
1.1[0.5-2.7], 0.088
0.076
1.3[0.2-2.2], 0.064
Congestive heart failure
0.102
1.6[0.7-2.9], 0.268
0.128
2.2[0.6-2.1], 0.091
Renal insufficiency
0.041
2.3[0.8-4.3], 0.099
0.027
1.6[0.3-3.3], 0.054
Hypertension
0.323
-
0.279
-
Diabetes mellitus
<0.001
3.2[1.8-6.4], 0.015
<0.001
3.8[2.0-5.9], 0.002
Chronic lung disease
0.094
1.7[0.6-3.3], 0.102
0.211
1.6[0.1-1.8], 0.069
Concomitant CABG
0.072
1.6[0.8-4.1], 0.109
0.033
3.1[0.9-8.7], 0.084
CPB time (min)
0.382
1.0[0.8-1.2], 0.502
0.089
1.6[0.8-2.3], 0.069
Cross-clamp time (min) 0.687 1.0[0.3-3.5], 0.751 0.139 1.5[1.1-2.1], 0.078

CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CI, confidence intervals; HR, hazard ratio; other abbreviations as in Tables 1.