Table 3:

Predictors of death or stroke within 2 years after cardiac surgery, by sex

Variable	Adjusted HR* (95% CI)
	Men	Women
Age ≥ 65 v. < 65 yr	2.1 (2.0–2.2)	1.6 (1.5–1.7)
Previous stroke or transient ischemic attack	1.6 (1.5–1.8)	1.4 (1.2–1.6)
Dialysis	2.8 (2.5–3.2)	2.7 (2.2–3.3)
Peripheral vascular disease	1.6 (1.5–1.7)	1.5 (1.4–1.7)
Creatinine ≥ 90 v. < 90 μmol/L	1.1 (1.0–1.1)	1.1 (1.1–1.2)
History of myocardial infarction	1.0 (1.0–1.1)	1.1 (1.0–1.2)
Congestive heart failure	1.9 (1.8–2.0)	1.8(1.7–1.9)
History of atrial fibrillation	1.4 (1.3–1.5)	1.3 (1.2–1.4)
Left main coronary artery disease	1.3 (1.2–1.3)	1.4 (1.2–1.5)
LV dysfunction grade 2–4 v. grade 1	1.3 (1.2–1.4)	1.2 (1.2–1.3)
Reoperation	1.4 (1.3–1.6)	1.4 (1.2–1.6)
Postoperative atrial fibrillation	1.1 (1.0–1.1)	1.0 (0.9–1.1)
CABG and valve surgery v. CABG alone	1.7 (1.6–1.9)	1.9 (1.7–2.1)
Valve surgery v. CABG	1.4 (1.3–1.5)	1.3(1.2–1.5)

Note: CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting, CI = confidence interval, HR = hazard ratio, LV = left ventricular.

^*Adjusted for all other variables in the table.