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. 2017 Feb 8;6(2):e004072. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004072

Table 4.

Multivariable Logistic Regression Model for Factors Associated With Poor Functional Survival (Dead or Institutionalized) at 1 Year for All Patients After Discharge From Hospital After Cardiac Surgery (N=9210)

Variable Odds Ratio 95% CI P Value
Age ≥80 years old 1.89 1.35 to 2.64 <0.01a
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1.47 1.05 to 2.05 0.03a
Arrhythmia 1.52 1.14 to 2.02 <0.01a
Diabetes mellitus 1.61 1.24 to 2.07 <0.01a
Peripheral vascular disease 1.66 1.28 to 2.16 <0.01a
Preoperative renal insufficiency (creatinine >1.8 mg/dL) 1.80 1.27 to 2.55 <0.01a
Preoperative renal failure (dialysis) 3.29 1.82 to 5.94 <0.0001a
Single non‐CABG vs isolated CABG 1.55 1.11 to 2.16 0.01a
Two procedures vs isolated CABG 2.16 1.61 to 2.89 <0.0001a
Three procedures vs isolated CABG 1.72 0.92 to 3.21 0.09
Other respiratory problems postoperatively 3.14 1.31 to 7.51 0.01a
Pericardial tamponade postoperatively 2.42 1.11 to 5.31 0.03a
Ejection fraction grade out of 4 (per increase of 1 grade) 1.44 1.25 to 1.67 <0.0001a
Total days on mechanical ventilation (per day) 1.07 1.02 to 1.14 0.01a
Total hospital length of stay (per day) 1.02 1.01 to 1.02 <0.0001a
Rehospitalization within 30 days 2.29a 1.76 to 2.99a <0.001a
No physician visits vs 1 to 4 physician visits in 30 days postdischarge 4.69a 3.53 to 6.23a <0.0001a
5+ physician visits vs 1 to 4 physician visits in 30 days postdischarge 1.26 0.91 to 1.75 0.17

Area under receiver operating characteristic curve=0.848 (0.827–0.869); Hosmer‐Lemeshow P value=0.30.

CABG indicates coronary artery bypass graft.

a

Statistically significant.