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. 2022 Sep 16;119(37):611–618. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0235

Table 4. Univariate and multivariate analyses of major amputations among inpatients treated for PAOD (2016–2018).

Major amputations Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
(Nagelkerke’s pseudo-R²: 0.270)
Odds ratio p-value Odds ratio p-value
PAOD stage
− Fontaine IIb (ref)
− Fontaine III
− Fontaine IVu
− Fontaine IVg


1.00
44.82 [35.81; 56.09]
81.63 [65.62; 101.54]
518.97 [418.25; 643.94]




< 0.001
< 0.001
< 0.001


1.00
45.09 [36.03; 56.44]
84.24 [67.70; 104.82]
526.09 [423.81; 653.06]




< 0.001
< 0.001
< 0.001
Age (continuous) 1.03 [1.03; 1.03] < 0.001 1.00 [0.99; 1.00] < 0.001
Sex
− male (ref)
− female


1.00
0.94 [0.92; 0.97]



< 0.001


1.00
0.96 [0.93; 0.99]




0.012
Hypertension 0.73 [0.71; 0.76] < 0.001 0.89 [0.87; 0.92] < 0.001
Type 2 diabetes mellitus 1.48 [1.44; 1.53] < 0.001 0.96 [0.93; 0.99] 0.008
Dyslipidemia 0.58 [0.56; 0.60] < 0.001 0.86 [0.83; 0.89] < 0.001
Care level
− Maximum care (≥ 800) (ref)
− Central care (500–799)
− Standard care (300–499)
− Basic care (100–299)
− Minimum care (< 100)


1.00
1.00 [0.96; 1.04]
0.98 [0.94; 1.02]
0.98 [0.94; 1.02]
0.68 [0.58; 0.80]




0.979
0.348
0.360
< 0.001


1.00
1.02 [0.98; 1.06]
1.03 [0.99; 1.08]
1.00 [0.96; 1.05]
0.75 [0.64; 0.88]




0.380
0.161
0.865
< 0.001
Certification status
− Not certified (ref)
− Certified


1.00
0.88 [0.86; 0.91]




< 0.001


1.00
0.95 [0.92; 0.98]



0.003

The odds ratios are given with their 95% confidence intervals. In the multivariate analysis they were adjusted for all variables (PAOD stage, age, sex, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, care level, and certification status).

IVg, Stage IV with gangrene; IVu, stage IV with ulceration; ref, reference; PAOD, peripheral arterial occlusive disease