Table 3.
Multivariable time-dependent and independent regression models for death and/or heart transplantation.
Baseline only |
Time-varying only |
Time-varying + baseline |
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Variable | HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p |
Gender = Male | 1.71 (1.20–2.43) | 0.003 | – | 1.40 (0.97–2.02) | 0.071 | |
Fontan type = ECC vs AP (reference) | 0.36 (0.22–0.58) | <0.001 | – | 0.31 (0.19–0.51) | <0.001 | |
Fontan type = LT vs AP (reference) | 0.51 (0.32–0.81) | 0.004 | – | 0.50 (0.31–0.80) | 0.004 | |
Age at Fontan (per year increase) | 1.054 (1.024–1.086) | <0.001 | – | 1.028 (0.995–1.063) | 0.098 | |
Pre-Fontan Atrioventricular valve repair | 4.37 (2.17–8.79) | <0.001 | – | 4.22 (2.09–8.51) | <0.001 | |
Prolonged pleural effusions post Fontan | 2.68 (1.51–4.79) | <0.001 | 2.45 (1.41–4.26) | 0.002 | ||
Arrhythmia (Flutter, SVT or Fibrillation)* | – | 2.82 (1.70–4.67) | <0.001 | 2.04 (1.20–3.46) | 0.009 | |
PLE/plastic bronchitis | – | 3.66 (2.12–6.32) | <0.001 | 3.81 (2.19–6.62) | <0.001 | |
Ventricular dysfunction | – | 13.6 (9.08–20.3) | <0.001 | 13.9 (9.20–21.1) | <0.001 | |
c-index | 0.733 | 0.748 | 0.843 |