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. 2019 Apr;11(4):1130–1144. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.04.40

Table 4. Post-transplant complications- adjusted cox proportional hazards.

Covariate 90-day survival 1-year survival 5-year survival
HR, 95% CI P value HR, 95% CI P value HR, 95% CI P value
Complication-free survival
   2002−2015 cohort
      A1ATD (vs. COPD) 1.30 (0.48−3.51) 0.611 1.15 (0.54−2.48) 0.714 0.89 (0.46−1.71) 0.726
      Recipient age (per 10 years) 1.01 (0.52−1.98) 0.976 1.12 (0.63−1.99) 0.693 1.27 (0.80−2.00) 0.310
      Donor age (per 10 years) 0.88 (0.66−1.18) 0.407 0.90 (0.73−1.11) 0.320 0.98 (0.84−1.15) 0.847
      SLTx (vs. BLTx) 0.43 (0.16−1.15) 0.092 0.32 (0.15−0.69) 0.004 0.44 (0.25−0.79) 0.005
      Male (vs. female) 1.78 (0.76−4.21) 0.187 2.06 (1.09−3.87) 0.025 1.40 (0.89−2.19) 0.142
      LAS era (vs. pre-LAS) 0.72 (0.24−2.17) 0.553 0.64 (0.28−1.49) 0.303 0.70 (0.39−1.23) 0.210
   LAS cohort
      A1ATD (vs. COPD) 1.50 (0.44−5.08) 0.515 1.01 (0.32−3.16) 0.991 1.03 (0.44−2.41) 0.941
      Recipient age (per 10 years) 0.86 (0.43−1.71) 0.662 1.01 (0.50−2.01) 0.988 0.94 (0.57−1.55) 0.815
      Donor age (per 10 years) 0.76 (0.54−1.08) 0.122 0.76 (0.60−0.98) 0.031 0.82 (0.69−0.99) 0.035
      SLTx (vs. BLTx) 0.67 (0.23−1.91) 0.451 0.43 (0.19−0.99) 0.048 0.52 (0.27−1.00) 0.048
      Male (vs. female) 3.27 (1.02−10.43) 0.046 1.70 (0.95−3.05) 0.072 1.70 (0.95−3.05) 0.072
GI complication-free survival
   2002−2015 cohort
      A1ATD (vs. COPD) 0.94 (0.24−3.67) 0.925 0.88 (0.32−2.38) 0.797 0.76 (0.36−1.60) 0.464
      Recipient age (per 10 years) 0.98 (0.42−2.27) 0.963 1.23 (0.58−2.60) 0.584 1.34 (0.77−2.31) 0.300
      Donor age (per 10 years) 0.83 (0.58−1.19) 0.321 0.91 (0.71−1.16) 0.433 0.97 (0.82−1.16) 0.767
      SLTx (vs. BLTx) 0.36 (0.11−1.21) 0.098 0.34 (0.13−0.88) 0.026 0.64 (0.34−1.23) 0.185
      Male (vs. female) 1.36 (0.50−3.74) 0.548 1.87 (0.89−3.93) 0.100 1.15 (0.71−1.86) 0.577
      LAS era (vs. pre-LAS) 0.69 (0.17−2.83) 0.609 0.63 (0.22−1.78) 0.380 0.77 (0.41−1.45) 0.425
   LAS cohort
      A1ATD (vs. COPD) 1.65 (0.36−7.62) 0.519 1.14 (0.30−4.28) 0.851 1.64 (0.71−3.82) 0.249
      Recipient age (per 10 years) 0.93 (0.35−2.47) 0.890 1.38 (0.49−3.85) 0.543 1.18 (0.63−2.21) 0.601
      Donor age (per 10 years) 0.63 (0.40−1.00) 0.049 0.70 (0.52−0.93) 0.016 0.74 (0.60−0.92) 0.007
      SLTx (vs. BLTx) 0.59 (0.17−2.06) 0.407 0.41 (0.15−1.10) 0.076 0.67 (0.33−1.34) 0.259
      Male (vs. female) 2.64 (0.65−10.65) 0.172 1.50 (0.80−2.83) 0.206 1.50 (0.80−2.83) 0.206
Airway complication-free survival
   2002−2015 cohort
      A1ATD (vs. COPD) 1.84 (0.42−8.02) 0.419 1.48 (0.57−3.89) 0.422 0.93 (0.47−1.84) 0.841
      Recipient age (per 10 years) 0.93 (0.39−2.21) 0.874 1.46 (0.73−2.94) 0.288 1.46 (0.87−2.46) 0.151
      Donor age (per 10 years) 1.11 (0.74−1.66) 0.628 1.18 (0.90−1.56) 0.225 1.15 (0.95−1.38) 0.151
      SLTx (vs. BLTx) 0.40 (0.10−1.65) 0.205 0.30 (0.11−0.85) 0.024 0.69 (0.36−1.31) 0.253
      Male (vs. female) 1.29 (0.35−4.73) 0.702 2.32 (0.90−6.02) 0.082 1.76 (1.03−3.00) 0.038
      LAS era (vs. pre-LAS) 0.41 (0.11−1.46) 0.167 0.30 (0.12−0.80) 0.016 0.55 (0.30−1.03) 0.062
   LAS cohort
      A1ATD (vs. COPD) 1.02 (0.12−8.69) 0.982 0.46 (0.05−4.19) 0.49 0.73 (0.29−1.87) 0.516
      Recipient age (per 10 years) 1.19 (0.45−3.17) 0.726 2.05 (0.75−5.61) 0.161 1.55 (0.83−2.92) 0.172
      Donor age (per 10 years) 0.92 (0.53−1.59) 0.762 0.96 (0.69−1.33) 0.817 0.91 (0.74−1.12) 0.371
      SLTx (vs. BLTx) 0.51 (0.08−3.11) 0.464 0.40 (0.11−1.42) 0.155 0.76 (0.36−1.61) 0.473
      Male (vs. female) 2.12 (0.33−13.48) 0.425 2.65 (1.28−5.49) 0.009 2.65 (1.28−5.49) 0.009

HR, hazard ratio; A1ATD, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SLTx, single lung transplant; BLTx, bilateral lung transplant; LAS, lung allocation score; GI, gastrointestinal.