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

Table 5.

Association of baseline characteristics with major amputation and mortality in Rutherford category IV.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
Patient characteristics
 Age 1.0 (1.0, 1.0)
  >80 years 1.0 (0.6, 1.9)
  <70 years 1.2 (0.7, 2.2)
  <60 years 1.0 (0.3, 3.1)
 Male gender 1.1 (0.6, 1.9)
 BMI < 18.5 kg/m3 3.4 (1.8, 6.3)**** 2.7 (1.4, 5.4)***
 Non-ambulatory 2.1 (1.1, 3.9)* 3.0 (1.5, 5.9)***
 Albumin < 3.0 g/dL 3.1 (1.6, 6.3)*** 2.0 (0.9, 4.4)
 CRP > 3.0 mg/dL 3.1 (1.5, 6.3)*** 2.8 (1.2, 6.5)*
 Hypertension 1.4 (0.7, 2.8)
 Dyslipidemia 0.6 (0.3, 1.0)
 Diabetes mellitus 0.9 (0.5, 1.6)
 End stage of renal disease 1.8 (1.0, 3.1)* 1.3 (0.7, 2.4)
 Current smoking 1.2 (0.7, 2.1)
 COPD 2.9 (1.2, 6.8)* 2.9 (1.2, 7.1)*
 CAD 2.1 (1.2, 3.6)** 2.6 (1.5, 4.7)***
 CVD 1.5 (0.8, 2.7)
 Statin 0.5 (0.2, 1.0)* 0.5 (0.2, 1.1)
Lesion characteristics
 BTK lesion length 1.0 (1.0, 1.0)
 CTO 1.7 (0.9, 3.2)
 BTK run-off vessels 1.0 (0.8, 1.4)
 BA disease 0.8 (0.6, 1.1)
Procedure success
 Success 2.4 (0.3, 17.4)

Data are hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals.

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 < 0.01; ***p < 0.005; ****p < 0.0005.