The Evolving Epidemiology of Elderly with Degenerative Valvular Heart Disease: The Guangzhou (China) Heart Study

Table 3

Comprehensive multivariate model to predict survival in subjects with DVHD.

Variable	Hazard ratio (95% CI)		Wald
Age per 10 years	1.11 (1.06-1.17)	0.019	1.9
Current smoking	1.08 (0.63-1.84)	0.793	1.4
Hypertension	0.96 (0.58-1.58)	0.872	1.1
Diabetes mellitus	1.83 (0.77-2.31)	0.313	1.0
Chronic kidney disease	2.74 (1.57-4.80)	<0.001	12.5
Atrial fibrillation	2.47 (1.49-4.11)	<0.001	12.2
All clinical variables	—	<0.001	26.5
Mitral regurgitation per grade	1.10 (1.02-1.18)	0.033	1.8
Tricuspid regurgitation per grade	2.69 (1.21-6.00)	0.016	6.7
Aortic stenosis per grade	1.03 (0.22-4.83)	0.968	1.1
Aortic regurgitation per grade	1.36 (0.70-2.64)	0.363	1.7
	—	<0.001	46.6