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Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2022 Jun 26;76(5):1335–1346.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.06.026

Table V.

Adjusted Cox regression models for 3-year mortality. Race/ethnicity was included in all models, with non-Hispanic White as the reference group. For prosthetic conduit, vein conduit was used as the reference group. The second column shows the unadjusted hazard ratio (uHR) for each variable with respect to mortality. Subsequent columns present the adjusted HRs (aHR) for covariates included in each model. 95% confidence intervals are reported after HRs.

Covariates uHR Model 1 aHR Model 2 aHR Model 3 aHR Model 4 aHR Model 5 aHR Model 6 aHR Model 7 aHR
Race/ethnicity
 Black
 Hispanic
 Asian

0.90 (0.81–0.99)
0.88 (0.76–1.0)
0.83 (0.52–1.3)

1.0 (0.92–1.1)
0.96 (0.82–1.1)
0.80 (0.50–1.3)

0.72 (0.65–0.80)
0.72 (0.62–0.84)
0.63 (0.40–1.0)

0.90 (0.82–0.99)
0.88 (0.75–1.0)
0.83 (0.48–1.4)

0.90 (0.82–0.99)
0.88 (0.75–1.03)
0.84 (0.49–1.4)

0.90 (0.81–0.99)
0.83 (0.72–0.97)
0.73 (0.46–1.2)

0.88 (0.80–0.98)
0.88 (0.75–1.03)
0.80 (0.48–1.3)

0.77 (0.68–0.87)
0.77 (0.66–0.88)
0.46 (0.25–0.87)
Demographic factors
 Female sex
 Age (years)

0.92 (0.86–0.98)
1.03 (1.02–1.03)

0.87 (0.81–0.93)
1.03 (1.02–1.03)






0.93 (0.86–01.01)
1.04 (1.03–1.04)
Comorbidities
 CAD
 Current smoker
 Diabetes
 Diabetes, insulin dependent
 CKD
 Preoperative dialysis

1.5 (1.4–1.6)
0.75 (0.70–0.80)
1.2 (1.2–1.3)
1.2 (1.1–1.3)
2.5 (2.3–2.7)
2.6 (2.4–2.9)

1.3 (1.3–1.4)
0.85 (0.79–0.91)
1.1 (0.97–1.1)
0.95 (0.88–1.0)
1.9 (1.7–2.1)
1.5 (1.3–1.8)

1.3 (1.2–1.4)
1.2 (1.1–1.3)
1.1 (0.98–1.2)
1.1 (0.96–1.1)
1.7 (1.5–1.9)
2.1 (1.8–2.4)
Optimal medical therapy
 Aspirin and statin

0.91 (0.86–0.97)



0.92 (0.86–0.98)




0.91 (0.84–0.98)
Environmental factorsa
 Center volume
  Low center volume
  Medium center volume
  High center volume
 Surgeon volume
  Low surgeon volume
  Medium surgeon volume
  High surgeon volume


Ref
1.0 (0.95–1.1)
1.1 (0.98–1.2)

Ref
1.0 (0.94–1.1)
1.0 (0.95–1.1)


Ref
1.0 (0.95–1.1)
1.1 (0.95–1.2)

Ref
1.0 (0.93–1.1)
1.0 (0.90–1.1)
-

Ref
1.0 (0.95–1.1)
1.0 (0.90–1.1)

Ref
1.0 (0.93–1.1)
0.98 (0.87–1.1)
Disease severity
 Rest pain
 Tissue loss
 Urgency status
  Elective
  Urgent
  Emergent

Ref
1.8 (1.7–1.9)

Ref
1.2 (1.1–1.3)
1.6 (1.2–2.1)

Ref
1.8 (1.7–1.9)

Ref
1.2 (1.1–1.3)
1.6 (1.2–2.2)


1.5 (1.4–1.7)

Ref
1.2 (1.1–1.3)
2.2 (1.5–3.0)
Operative factors
 Infrapopliteal bypass
 Prosthetic conduit

1.1 (0.99–1.1)
1.2 (1.2–1.3)

1.1 (1.03–1.2)
1.3 (1.2–1.4)

0.99 (0.92–1.1)
1.3 (1.2–1.4)