Table 4:
Cox proportional hazards regression using baseline variables Hazard ratios [95% CI] |
Time varying Cox regression Hazard ratios [95% CI] |
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Variable | Univariable | p-value | Multivariable | p-value | Univariable | p-value | Multivariable | p-value |
Age (years) (per year) | 0.983 [0.972; 0.995] | 0.004 | 0.978 [0.966; 0.989] | <0.001 | 0.983 [0.972; 0.995] | 0.004 | 0.983 [0.971; 0.994] | 0.003 |
Male sex (vs. female) | 1.843 [1.307; 2.600] | <0.001 | 1.746 [1.234; 2.471] | 0.002 | 1.843 [1.307; 2.600] | <0.001 | 1.730 [1.222; 2.449] | 0.002 |
Presence of NSVT (vs. absence) | 3.653 [2.434; 5.484] | <0.001 | 2.126 [1.350; 3.347] | 0.001 | 3.012 [2.082; 4.356] | <0.001 | 1.758 [1.165; 2.652] | 0.007 |
History of cardiac syncope (vs. absence) | 2.197 [1.504; 3.209] | <0.001 | 1.554 [1.050; 2.298] | 0.027 | 2.470 [1.713; 3.562] | <0.001 | 1.794 [1.232; 2.612] | 0.002 |
# TWI (per lead) | 1.199 [1.107; 1.297] | <0.001 | 1.100 [1.004; 1.206] | 0.04 | 1.176 [1.090; 1.269] | <0.001 | 1.079 [0.994; 1.171] | 0.071 |
log(24 hour PVC count) | 1.536 [1.366; 1.729] | <0.001 | 1.321 [1.156; 1.510] | <0.001 | 1.381 [1.243; 1.533] | <0.001 | 1.207 [1.080; 1.348] | 0.001 |
Presence of mod./sev. RV dysfunction (vs absence) | 2.745 [1.922; 3.920] | <0.001 | 1.421 [0.968; 2.084] | 0.073 | 2.961 [2.076; 4.225] | <0.001 | 1.807 [1.239; 2.637] | 0.002 |