Skip to main content
. 2014 May 7;8:651–659. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S61903

Table 4.

Univariate Cox regression analysis of all variables for mortality at 30 days and 1 year postoperatively: final step

30-day mortality 1-year mortaily
Male sex 1.8 (1.6 to 2.5)** 1.6 (1.2 to 3.2)**
ICU admission 1.8 (1.2 to 3.8) 1.3 (0.8 to 2.0)
≥85 years 2.8 (1.5 to 5.5)* 3.0 (2.1 to 5.4)*
Preoperative comorbidities
Cardiovascular diseases 1.7 (1.2 to 2.0) 1.3 (1.1 to 1.8)*
Diabetes 1.2 (0.9 to 1.9) 1.4 (1.1 to 1.7)
Respiratory system diseases 2.4 (1.4 to 3.8)* 1.8 (1.2 to 2.8)*
Stroke 1.3 (1.1 to 1.7) 1.1 (0.9 to 1.5)
Dementia 2.2 (1.4 to 4.8)* 2.5 (2.1 to 4.0)
Hypoxia 3.6 (1.5 to 12.4) 1.9 (0.8 to 5.2)
Malignancy 1.2 (1.0 to 2.0) 1.7 (1.4 to 2.9)
Comorbidities ≥3 2.2 (1.5 to 3.2)** 2.5 (2.2 to 3.7)**
ASA ≥ III 2.5 (1.8 to 4.4)** 3.8 (2.6 to 5.8)**
Postoperative complications
Acute cardiovascular events 8.8 (5.0 to 18.9)** 6.0 (3.2 to 10.6)**
Myocardial infarction 10.1 (3.3 to 36.7)** 8.4 (2.0 to 32.5)**
Acute respiratory events 8.5 (6.6 to 13.1)** 5.0 (3.5 to 7.3)**
Stroke 8.8 (4.9 to 18.5)** 5.6 (3.4 to 9.7)*
Delirium 2.0 (1.2 to 4.3) 1.6 (0.9 to 3.4)
DVT/PE 1.9 (1.1 to 4.2) 2.3 (1.7 to 3.6)
Hypoxia 3.6 (1.9 to 8.8)* 2.4 (1.3 to 4.4)
Anemia 0.9 (0.6 to 2.3) 1.6 (0.9 to 2.8)
Deep wound infection 0.5 (0.1 to 4.8) 1.2 (1.0 to 3.5)
≥3 complications 14.5 (8.9 to 19.9)** 7.8 (4.6 to 10.3)**

Notes: Data are hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals);

**

P<0.01;

*

P<0.05.

Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; DVT/PE, deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolus; ICU, intensive care unit.