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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 20.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2011 Nov 23;306(20):2239–2247. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1701

Table 2.

Characteristics of Patients With Infective Endocarditis and Heart Failure Associated With Surgerya

No. (%) [95% CI]

Characteristic Surgery
(n = 839)
No Surgery
(n = 514)
P
Value
OR (95% CI)
Age, y
  ≤45 220 (26.2) [23.2–29.2] 65 (12.6) [9.8–15.5] graphic file with name nihms816112t2.jpg <.001 4.60 (2.75–7.69)

  46–60 242 (28.8) [25.8–31.9] 117 (22.8) [19.1–26.4] 3.11 (2.02–4.80)

  61–70 183 (21.8) [19–24.6] 88 (17.1) [13.9–20.4] 2.92 (1.93–4.42)

  >70 194 (23.1) [20.3–26.0] 244 (47.5) [43.2–51.8] 1 [Reference]

Men 605 (72.1) [69.1–75.1] 305 (59.3) [55.1–63.6] <.001 NAb

Region
  North America 144 (17.2) [14.6–19.7] 102 (19.8) [16.4–23.3] graphic file with name nihms816112t3.jpg .004 NAb

  South America 113 (13.5) [11.2–15.8] 51 (9.9) [7.3–12.5]

  Europe 454 (54.1) [50.7–57.5] 250 (48.6) [44.3–53.0]

  Other 128 (15.3) [12.8–17.7] 111 (21.6) [18.0–25.2]

≥1 mo since first infective endocarditis manifestation 234 (27.9) [24.9–30.9] 65 (12.6) [9.8–15.5] <.001 1.69 (1.12–2.54)

Transferred from another facility 485 (57.8) [54.5–61.1] 186 (36.2) [32.0–40.3] <.001 1.83 (1.33–2.51

Diabetes mellitus 125 (14.9) [12.5–17.3] 131 (25.5) [21.7–29.3] <.001

Hemodialysis 35 (4.2) [2.8–5.5] 57 (11.1) [8.4–13.8] <.001 0.36 (0.18–0.75)

Left-sided, native-valve infective endocarditis 565 (67.3) [64.2–70.5] 302 (58.8) [54.5–63.0] .002 1.61 (1.06–2.44)

Health care–associated infection 164 (19.5) [16.9–22.2] 172 (33.5) [29.4–37.5] <.001 NAb

Causative microorganism
  Staphylococcus aureus 179 (21.3) [18.6–24.1] 200 (38.9) [34.7–43.1] <.001 0.52 (0.31–0.86)

  Viridans group streptococcus 139 (16.6) [14.1–19.1] 67 (13.0) [10.1–15.9] .09

NYHA class III or IV 572 (68.2) [65–71.3] 332 (64.6) [60.5–68.7] .003 2.15 (1.49–3.11)

New valve regurgitation 698 (83.2) [80.7–85.7] 336 (66.4) [61.3–69.5] <.001 1.79 (1.23–2.60)

Paravalvular complication 327 (39.0) [35.7–42.3] 99 (19.3) [15.9–22.7] <.001 3.07 (2.15–4.39)

Stroke 153 (18.2) [15.6–20.8] 135 (26.3) [22.5–30.1] <.001 NAb

Abbreviations: NYHA, New York Heart Association; OR, odds ratio; NA, not applicable.

a

ORs and CIs calculated from the multivariable logistic model used to determine the propensity score for surgical treatment.

b

Not statistically significant in multivariable model.