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. 2014 Jan 21;2014:623460. doi: 10.1155/2014/623460

Table 5.

This table shows the PAF for risk factors on selected outcomes.

Exposure Population attributable fraction (95% CI)
Combined major complications Major cardiac complications Major pulmonary complications Acute renal failure 30-Day mortality Critical care services admission
Blood transfusion 9.51% (9.12–9.90) 4.77% (4.22–5.32) 19.64% (18.41–20.86) 29.75% (28.41–31.08) 17.15% (12.71–21.37) 10.90% (10.08–11.73)
All comorbidities 13.40% (12.94–13.86) 12.42% (11.75–13.07) 21.46% (20.12–22.78) 32.77% (31.37–34.14) 20.66% (16.07–25.00) 19.44% (18.47–20.40)
Diabetes 3.17% (2.82–3.52) 2.03% (1.52–2.53) 2.55% (1.48–3.61) 11.86% (10.59–13.11) 5.21% (1.46–8.81) 2.03% (1.28–2.77)
Sleep apnea 3.44% (3.20–3.68) 4.23% (3.88–4.58) 8.47% (7.64–9.30) 5.62% (4.73–6.50) 2.50% (0.08–4.85) 7.35% (6.77–7.93)
Obesity 4.19% (3.85–4.53) 2.59% (2.14–3.05) 7.47% (6.37–8.55) 15.94% (14.73–17.13) 3.78% (0.63–6.83) 7.07% (6.29–7.84)
Age group* (ref ≤65) 34.70% (33.63–35.75) 58.02% (56.85–59.16) 15.92% (12.23–19.46) 19.46% (15.43–23.30) 49.54% (38.69–58.47) 11.37% (8.78–13.89)
Gender*(ref= F) 8.18% (7.63–8.72) 19.73% (18.93–20.52) 2.76% (1.15–4.34) 22.73% (21.04–24.37) 23.69% (18.07–28.92) 6.03% (4.85–7.20)

CI: confidence interval of the PAF.

*PAF compares the proportion of outcome to a population, where all individuals are ≤65 years or are all female for the risks age group and gender, respectively.