Research Article

The Impact of Age on Clinical Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Long-Term Results of a Real-World Registry

Table 3

Predictors for 5-years mortality risk (Cox proportional hazards model).

ParameterHazard ratio95% hazard ratio confidence interval

Age < 60 yrs0.3 0.20.5<0.0001
LVEF ≤ 30%2.2 1.43.60.002
Previous myocardial infarction1.3 1.11.60.004
Serum creatinine ≥ 2 mg/dl2.2 1.53.2<0.0001
Diabetes1.5 1.31.8<0.0001
Chronic pulmonary disease1.8 1.32.50.0002
NYHA III-IV1.5 1.22.00.001
Extracardiac arteriopathy1.7 1.42.1<0.0001
Previous CABG2.5 1.34.80.0069
Off-pump2.3 1.63.4<0.0001
LMCA disease2.3 1.24.40.013

LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; NYHA: New York Heath Association; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; LMCA: left main coronary artery.