Table 3C.
Associations between long valve longevity in 3 categories (<6 years, [6–14.9], ≥15 years) and valve characteristics
| Characteristic | Univariate |
Multivariate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR [95% CI] | P Value | OR [95% CI] | P Value | |
| Women (versus men) | 0.82 [0.54–1.26] | 0.37 | 1.02 [0.64–1.61] | 0.95 |
| Younger age at first operation (<60 y versus older) | 2.82 [1.45–5.50] | <0.001 | 3.05 [1.52–6.09] | <0.001 |
| Blood type A (versus other) | 2.29 [1.45–3.62] | <0.001 | 2.09 [1.29–3.38] | <0.001 |
| Rhesus positive (versus negative) | 0.89 [0.45–1.56] | 0.74 | 0.75 [0.37–1.52] | 0.42 |
| Aortic valve (versus other) | 1.28 [0.82–1.99] | 0.27 | 1.28 [0.80–2.05] | 0.31 |
| Single valve replaced | 2.76 [1.63–4.67] | <0.001 | 2.56 [1.48–4.44] | 0.001 |