Research Article

Endovascular versus Surgical Lower Extremity Revascularization among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 2

Median follow-up (in person-years (PY) and incidence of the specified outcomes of interest).

EndovascularSurgicalAdjusted HR (95% CI)
Follow-up, median PYEvents, N(%)Incidence (per 100 PY)Follow-up, median PYEvents, N(%)Incidence (per 100 PY)

Major adverse limb events (MALE)0.723,135 (39%)30.10.82476 (27%)18.71.52 (1.46–1.59)
Repeat revascularization0.720,917 (35%)26.30.92102 (23%)15.21.65 (1.57–1.72)
Amputation1.52896 (5%)2.51.3486 (5%)2.90.81 (0.73–0.89)
Death1.424,075 (40%)21.51.34128 (44%)24.90.85 (0.82–0.88)

Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) include the inverse probability of treatment weights and compare patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing an initial endovascular versus surgical revascularization.