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Table 3 30-day and 1 year post-procedure mortality in amputation versus revascularization groups in the entire cohort and subgroups of likelihood of amputation

From: Surgical revascularization versus amputation for peripheral vascular disease in dialysis patients: a cohort study

 

30 day mortality

1 year mortality

 

Odds ratio* (95%CI)

Odds ratio* (95%CI)

Entire cohort (n = 3942)

  

   Unadjusted

2.00 (1.64–2.44)

1.67 (1.48–1.90)

   Adjusted**

1.85 (1.45–2.36)

1.46 (1.25–1.71)

Subgroup analyses by likelihood for amputation***

  

   Low likelihood group (n = 1314)

1.85 (1.06–3.23)

1.61 (1.14–2.26)

   Moderate likelihood group (n = 1314)

2.05 (1.47–2.87)

1.55 (1.22–1.96)

   High likelihood group (n = 1314)

1.56 (0.91–2.21)

1.23 (0.92–1.63)

  1. *reference revascularization group
  2. **adjusted for propensity scores, demographics (age, sex, race), dialysis modality, comorbid conditions (diabetes, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular disease and malignancy), clinical indications (intermittent claudication, resting pain, ulcer, gangrene or other/unknown), hematocrit, nutritional status (BMI and serum albumin) and functional status (required assistance to transfer or ambulate).
  3. ***adjusted for all above variables except propensity score