Table 3.
Univariable risks for respiratory viral infection (RVI)
| Univariable hazard ratios for time to RVI | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factor | Number in analysis | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | P‐value |
| Age at transplant in years (quintiles) | |||
| 16.4–21 | 115 | Reference | <0.01 |
| 14–16.4 | 113 | 0.85 (0.29, 2.5) | |
| 11.4–14 | 116 | 2.5 (1.02, 6.0) | |
| 5.5–11.4 | 113 | 3.2 (1.3, 7.5) | |
| 0–5.4 | 117 | 4.7 (2.1, 10.8) | |
| Year of transplant (quintiles) | |||
| 2002–2005 | 122 | Reference | 0.063 |
| 1985–1992 | 88 | 1.1 (0.41, 2.8) | |
| 1993–1996 | 142 | 1.9 (0.91, 4.1) | |
| 1997–1998 | 92 | 2.4 (1.07, 5.2) | |
| 1999–2001 | 132 | 2.5 (1.2, 5.2) | |
| No induction therapy | 532 | 1.9 (1.2, 3.1) | 0.012 |
| Home‐going regimen: cyclosporine | 576 | 1.8 (1.00, 3.1) | 0.049 |
| Diagnosis other than cystic fibrosis | 575 | 3.2 (2.0, 5.3) | <0.001 |
| Transplant type | |||
| Heart/lung | 134 | Reference | 0.073 |
| Single | 14 | 1.1 (0.14, 8.7) | |
| Living donor | 27 | 2.5 (0.76, 8.0) | |
| Bilateral cadaveric | 400 | 2.5 (1.2, 4.9) | |
| CMV before RVI | 576 | 1.2 (0.60, 2.3) | 0.66 |
| Any rejection before RVI | 576 | 0.78 (0.47, 1.3) | 0.34 |
| Two rejections before RVI | 576 | 0.67 (0.38, 1.2) | 0.17 |
| A2 rejection before RVI | 576 | 1.06 (0.63, 1.8) | 0.83 |
| Two A2 rejections before RVI | 576 | 0.90 (0.44, 1.9) | 0.78 |
| Two treated rejections before RVI | 576 | 0.77 (0.40, 1.5) | 0.43 |
| BOS before RVI | 576 | 1.7 (0.50, 5.5) | 0.69 |
CI, confidence interval; CMV, cytomegalovirus; A2, grade of rejection; BOS, bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.