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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 May 12;24(10):e271–e278. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.04.002

TABLE 4.

Multivariable Logistic Regression Model of Predictors of Pulmonary Embolism after Shoulder Arthroplasty

Predictor OR 95% CI
P
Lower Upper
Age, per 10-year increase 1.1
0
1.04 1.17 0.001
Female sex (reference: male) 0.9
8
0.85 1.13 0.776
Race (reference: white)
 Black 1.1
3
0.80 1.60 0.503
 Hispanic 0.9
1
0.64 1.28 0.576
 Other 0.7
1
0.44 1.14 0.156
Insurance status (reference: private insurance)
 Medicare 1.1
1
0.92 1.33 0.284
 Medicaid 1.3
7
0.93 2.00 0.108
 Other 1.1
9
0.86 1.64 0.286
Days of care, per 1-day increase 1.1
2
1.11 1.13 <0.001
TSA (reference: HSA) 1.3
3
1.13 1.56 <0.001
Comorbidities (reference: absence of disease)
Congestive heart failure 1.4
9
1.20 1.84 <0.001
 Ischemic heart disease 0.4
5
0.30 0.68 <0.001
Chronic lung disease 1.4
0
1.21 1.62 <0.001
 Hypertension 1.0
9
0.947 1.25 0.234
 Uncomplicated diabetes mellitus 1.1
1
0.95 1.30 0.193
 Complicated diabetes mellitus 0.3
3
0.17 0.65 0.001
 Liver disease 0.3
5
0.17 0.72 0.004
Obesity 1.3
1
1.08 1.58 0.006
 Renal failure 0.6
7
0.50 0.91 0.011
Fluid and electrolyte disorders 1.3
3
1.12 1.59 0.001
 Coagulopathy 1.0
8
0.73 1.60 0.694
 Deficiency anemia 1.8
4
1.57 2.15 <0.001
Primary diagnosis (reference: osteoarthrosis)
Proximal humerus fracture 2.4
3
2.02 2.92 <0.001
 Avascular necrosis 0.6
4
0.36 1.14 0.13
 Rheumatoid arthritis 1.6
8
0.99 2.86 0.056
 Non-union of humerus fracture 0.8
5
0.50 1.44 0.536
 Rotator cuff arthropathy 0.7
8
0.59 1.02 0.072
Other 1.6
4
1.27 2.11 <0.001

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; statistical significance set at p<0.05

Model fit: area under the ROC curve=0.84; Nagelkerke R-square= 0.11