Table 4

Univariate analysis of the effect of previous external beam radiation on mortality in patients treated with CABG

VariableHR (95% CI)P value
Age (per 10 years)0.86 (0.54 to 1.38)0.535
Gender (male)0.87 (0.26 to 2.98)0.826
BMI (per 5 kg/m2)1.03 (0.68 to 1.55)0.901
Diabetes0.87 (0.20 to 3.82)0.859
Hyperlipidaemia0.48 (0.07 to 3.37)0.458
Hypertension0.67 (0.18 to 2.49)0.555
Congestive heart failure1.66 (0.45 to 6.12)0.449
LVEF (per 10%)0.69 (0.43 to 1.11)0.123
Prior MI0.72 (0.12 to 4.35)0.725
Prior PCI0.65 (0.11 to 3.90)0.637
Peripheral vascular disease1.35 (0.22 to 8.16)0.743
Pre-CABG creatinine (mg/dL)0.23 (0.02 to 2.63)0.235
Current/former smoker2.32 (0.68 to 7.89)0.179
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2.64 (0.67 to 10.4)0.165
Left main disease2.73 (0.74 to 10.1)0.131
STS risk (per 5%)1.50 (0.88 to 2.56)0.139
Harvest-skeletonised0.24 (0.01 to 5.05)0.361
  • BMI, body mass index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention;CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; .