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Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 May 5;163(2):629–641.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.100

TABLE E6.

Univariable and multivariable predictors of postoperative pacemaker placement (binary logistic regression)

Univariable regression
Multivariable regression
Variable OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value

Age, y 1.04 (1.02–1.06) <.001 1.03 (1.01–1.06) .003
Sex (female) 2.43 (1.06–3.69) <.001 2.48 (1.61–3.82) <.001
BMI, kg/m2 0.97 (0.94–1.01) .056
Diabetes 1.43 (0.82–1.63) .520
Dyslipidemia 0.76 (0.51–1.15) .197
Hypertension 0.99 (0.63–1.56) .976
Renal failure 1.12 (0.80–1.90) .540
Chronic lung disease (moderate or greater) 1.23 (0.81–1.34) .870
History/current smoker 0.86 (0.56–1.32) .487
Peripheral vascular disease 0.82 (0.40–1.68) .579
Cerebrovascular disease 1.30 (0.78–2.18) .320
Myocardial infarction 1.09 (0.91–1.18) .238
LVEF, % 1.00 (0.99–1.02) .690
NYHA class III or IV symptoms 1.70 (1.09–2.62) .018 1.11 (0.69–1.78) .503
Nonparoxysmal AF 0.82 (0.54–1.23) .332
Left atrial size, cm 0.97 (0.80–1.18) .773
Preoperative duration of AF, y 1.00 (0.99–1.00) .062
Failed catheter ablation 0.43 (0.23–0.78) .006 0.63 (0.32–1.24) .070
Sternotomy 2.25 (1.29–3.93) .004 2.20 (1.24–3.90) .007
Concomitant procedure 2.64 (1.44–4.82) .002 1.34 (0.67–2.69) .143
Biatrial CMP-IV lesion set 3.16 (1.13–8.80) .028 3.61 (1.27–10.3) .016
Postoperative (early*) atrial tachyarrhythmias 2.38 (1.50–3.78) <.001 1.84 (1.14–2.98) .013
Absence of sinus rhythm at discharge 1.03 (0.55–1.91) .938

Statistically significant P values are in bold. OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association; AF, atrial fibrillation; CMP-IV, Cox-Maze IV procedure.

*

Early defined as in-hospital (before discharge) atrial tachyarrhythmias.