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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jul 24;148(6):2686–2696. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.06.086

TABLE 4.

Comparison of modeled factors for operative mortality ranked by factor likelihood ratio

Model 1: STS PROM ≤ 1.27%
Model 2: STS PROM > 1.27%
Modeled factor Likelihood ratio P value Modeled factor Likelihood ratio P value
ASA (discharge) 57.162 .000 ASA (discharge) 282.740 .000
Beta-blockers (discharge) 29.577 .000 Beta-blockers (discharge) 133.420 .000
Heart failure 20.166 .000 Lipid-lowering drug (discharge) 60.160 .000
Lipid-lowering drug (discharge) 17.655 .000 Patient age, y 22.877 .000
Preoperative creatinine level 12.034 .001 Heart failure 15.296 .000
Cardiovascular disease 11.206 .001 Surgeon volume 12.792 .000
New York Heart Association functional class 10.556 .014 Intra-aortic balloon pump 11.652 .001
Patient age, y 5.729 .017 Previous percutaneous coronary intervention 9.197 .002
TV insufficiency 5.272 .261 Cardiovascular disease 6.626 .010
Surgeon volume 4.512 .034 Beta-blockers (preoperative) 6.442 .011
ADP inhibitors 4.270 .039 Stroke 5.456 .019
Beta-blockers (preoperative) 3.177 .075 Diabetes mellitus control 4.647 .200
Diabetes mellitus control 2.986 .394 Timing of myocardial infarction 3.826 .575
IMA use 2.657 .448 TV insufficiency 3.722 .445
AV insufficiency 2.343 .673 Chronic lung disease 3.679 .298
Chronic lung disease 2.019 .568 ADP inhibitors 3.578 .059
MV insufficiency 1.941 .747 Peripheral artery disease 3.355 .067
Race 1.555 .907 Race 2.931 .711
Number of diseased vessels 1.104 .576 Immunosuppression 1.946 .163
Previous percutaneous coronary intervention 1.013 .314 Hemodialysis 1.817 .178
Diabetes mellitus .857 .355 MV insufficiency 1.539 .820
Timing of myocardial infarction .848 .974 New York Heart Association functional class 1.424 .700
Stroke .779 .378 AV stenosis .827 .363
Height, cm .767 .381 AV insufficiency .747 .945
Peripheral artery disease .411 .521 IMA use .668 .881
Status .406 .816 Cardiogenic shock .406 .524
Intra-aortic balloon pump .157 .692 Diabetes mellitus .356 .551
Ejection fraction .118 .731 Preoperative creatinine level .243 .622
Weight, kg .096 .756 Gender .195 .658
Gender .025 .874 Ejection fraction .178 .673
Immunosuppression .000 .997 Number of diseased vessels .161 .923
Preoperative inotropes .000 .997 Preoperative inotropes .147 .701
AV stenosis .000 .998 Height, cm .126 .723
Resuscitation .000 .998 Resuscitation .054 .816
MV stenosis .000 .999 MV stenosis .039 .843
Previous myocardial infarction .000 .999 Status .037 .982
Hemodialysis .000 .999 Weight, kg .003 .958
Cardiogenic shock .000 1.000 Previous myocardial infarction .000 .999

STS PROM, Society of Thoracic Surgeons predicted risk of mortality; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; TV, tricuspid valve; ADP, adenosine diphosphate; IMA, internal mammary artery; AV, aortic valve; MV, mitral valve.