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. 2015 Jul 22;3:2050312115597087. doi: 10.1177/2050312115597087

Table 4.

Association of baseline characteristics with MALE and POD in Rutherford category IV.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Patient characteristics
 Age 1.0 (0.9, 1.0)*
  >80 years 0.6 (0.2, 1.6)
  <70 years 2.3 (1.1, 5.1)* 2.1 (0.9, 4.7)
  <60 years 2.3 (0.7, 7.8)
 Male gender 0.7 (0.3, 1.5)
 BMI < 18.5 kg/m3 2.6 (1.1, 6.6)* 3.3 (1.3, 8.6)*
 Non-ambulatory 1.4 (0.6, 3.4)
 Albumin < 3.0 g/dL 1.4 (0.3, 6.0)
 CRP > 3.0 mg/dL 1.9 (0.6, 6.3)
 Hypertension 0.5 (0.2, 1.1)
 Dyslipidemia 0.9 (0.4, 1.9)
 Diabetes mellitus 0.5 (0.2, 1.1)
 End stage of renal disease 2.0 (0.9, 4.7)
 Current smoking 0.6 (0.3, 1.5)
 COPD 0.6 (0.1, 4.7)
 CAD 1.1 (0.5, 2.4)
 CVD 1.0 (0.4, 2.6)
 Cilostazol 1.0 (0.5, 2.2)
 Statin 0.5 (0.2, 1.5)
Lesion characteristics
 BTK lesion length 1.0 (1.0, 1.0)
 CTO 0.9 (0.4, 2.0)
 BTK run-off vessels 1.0 (0.6, 1.6)
 BA disease 0.9 (0.6, 1.5)
Procedure success
 Success 0.1 (0.0, 0.3)**** 0.1 (0.0, 0.3)****

Data are hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals.

MALE: major adverse limb events; POD: perioperative death; BMI: body mass index; CRP: C-reactive protein; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CAD: coronary artery disease; CVD: cerebral vascular disease; BTK: below-the-knee; CTO: chronic total occlusion; BA: below-the-ankle.

*

p < 0.05; ****p < 0.0005.