Table 4.

Predictors of long-term mortality (Cox regression survival analysis)

Risk factor		HR	p Value
Age at operation		1.1 (1.1 to 1.1)	0.000
Left ventricular function	(Moderately impaired)	1.2 (1.0 to 1.4)	0.119
	(Severely impaired)	1.6 (1.2 to 2.1)	0.002
Lung disease		1.3 (1.1 to 1.6)	0.005
Chronic kidney disease		1.8 (1.2 to 2.8)	0.010
Smoker	(Former)	1.1 (1.0 to 1.3)	0.185
	(Current)	1.5 (1.1 to 2.1)	0.015
Antihypertensive treatment		1.2 (1.0 to 1.4)	0.028
Antidiabetic treatment		1.3 (1.0 to 1.6)	0.056
Arteriopathy (extracardiac)		1.4 (1.1 to, 1.9)	0.016
Arrhythmia (preoperative)		1.4 (1.2 to 1.7)	0.000

‘Gender’ and ‘AVR+CABG versus AVR’ were not significant predictors.