Table 4.
Clinical and immunological factors associated with graft loss (Univariate Analysis).
| Variable | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|
| Donor age-yr. | 1.0 (0.96–1.05) | 0.97 |
| Donor gender (male) | 0.35 (0.16–0.76) | 0.009 |
| Ischemic time-min | 0.99 (0.99–1.01) | 0.76 |
| Age at HT-yr. | 1.01 (0.94–1.07) | 0.86 |
| Recipient gender (male) | 1.05 (0.51–2.16) | 0.89 |
| Pre-HT diagnosis-CHD | 2.05 (0.99–4.24) | 0.051 |
| Previous cardiac surgery | 2.18 (1.05–4.51) | 0.034 |
| Pre-HT PRA ≥10% | 1.41 (0.62–3.20) | 0.41 |
| Number of acute rejections/patient-year | 1.43 (1.1–1.8) | 0.026 |
| Steroid off at 1-yr post-HT | 0.32 (0.13–0.76) | 0.001 |
| VAD use | 0.3 (0.07–1.30) | 0.27 |
| Inotropes at HT | 0.46 (0.06–3.46) | 0.45 |
| Ventilator at HT | 2.84 (1.32–6.13) | 0.007 |
| Renal insufficiency | 3.52 (1.53–8.08) | 0.0029 |
| Albumin | 0.88 (0.47–1.66) | 0.71 |
| Bilirubin | 1.07 (0.89–1.30) | 0.42 |
| HLA mismatch | 0.86 (0.69–1.07) | 0.18 |
| Class I DSA | 0.00 (0.0000) | 0.99 |
| Class II DSA | 0.6 (0.24–1.50) | 0.28 |
| Class I and II DSA | 1.88 (0.87–4.05) | 0.10 |
| DSA MFI (log-transformed) | 1.02 (0.57–1.84) | 0.94 |
| C1q+ DSA | 1.4 (0.65–3.00) | 0.19 |
| C1q− DSA | 0.37 (0.08–1.65) | 0.19 |
| Era of transplant (2006–2010) | 1.28 (0.50–3.29) | 0.59 |
| Era of transplant (2011–2014) | 0.32 (0.07–1.34) | 0.11 |