Table 2

Logistic regression model variables for death at 1 year in patients treated with CRT-D

OR (95% CI)P valuePoints
Age (quartile)1.361 (1.261 to 1.470)<0.00011, 2 or 3*
Sex (male)1.317 (1.063 to 1.632)0.01
Hypertension 0.895 (0.749 to 1.069)0.22
Diabetes mellitus 1.350 (1.146 to 1.589)<0.00012
History of hospitalisation with cardiac congestion 1.696 (1.298 to 2.218)<0.00012
History of pulmonary oedema 1.630 (1.294 to 2.053)<0.00012
Dilated cardiomyopathy 0.962 (0.812 to 1.140)0.66
Coronary artery disease 1.269 (1.036 to 1.555)0.02
Previous myocardial infarction 0.848 (0.659 to 1.092)0.20
Previous PCI 0.989 (0.822 to 1.190)0.90
Previous CABG 1.108 (0.900 to 1.363)0.33
Aortic stenosis 1.502 (1.153 to 1.957)0.0032
Aortic regurgitation 0.914 (0.660 to 1.265)0.59
Mitral regurgitation 1.380 (1.150 to 1.655)0.0012
Atrial fibrillation 1.694 (1.448 to 1.981)<0.00012
Left BBB 0.767 (0.653 to 0.900)0.001–1
Right BBB 0.991 (0.718 to 1.366)0.95
Vascular disease 1.215 (1.010 to 1.462)0.04
Ischaemic stroke 1.089 (0.755 to 1.570)0.65
Intracranial bleeding 1.548 (0.819 to 2.927)0.18
Smoker 1.127 (0.919 to 1.382)0.25
Dyslipidaemia 0.808 (0.681 to 0.960)0.02
Obesity 0.957 (0.789 to 1.162)0.66
Alcohol-related diagnoses 1.251 (0.955 to 1.638)0.10
Undernutrition 1.699 (1.298 to 2.224)<0.00012
Chronic kidney disease 1.540 (1.258 to 1.886)<0.00012
Lung disease 1.166 (0.970 to 1.401)0.10
Sleep apnoea syndrome 0.740 (0.572 to 0.959)0.02
Liver disease 1.562 (1.177 to 2.073)0.0022
Thyroid diseases 1.297 (1.037 to 1.622)0.02
Inflammatory disease 1.280 (0.990 to 1.655)0.06
Anaemia 1.357 (1.099 to 1.676)0.0052
Previous cancer 1.070 (0.848 to 1.349)0.57
Cognitive impairment 1.447 (0.853 to 2.453)0.17
  • *Age quartile: 1 point if age >61 years; 2 points if age >69 years; 3 points if age >75 years.

  • BBB, bundle branch block; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CRT-D, cardiac resynchronizsation therapy defibrillator; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.