Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis of predictors of mortality for any cause

Univariate analysis (n = 363)

Female gender

1.2

1.0

1.4

0.023

Age > 70 years

2.1

1.4

3.2

0.001

Euroscore II > 10

3.1

2.1

4.6

0.001

Chronic renal failure

1.9

1.3

2.9

0.001

Diabetes

1.7

1.1

2.7

0.009

Oral anticoagulant therapy

1.7

1.2

2.7

0.005

Presence of pacemaker

2.2

1.4

3.6

0.001

Ejection fraction < 40%

3.1

1.8

5.4

0.001

TAPSE < 19

2.4

1.5

3.9

0.001

Double valve infection

1.8

1.2

2.9

0.007

Prosthetic infection

1.7

1.1

2.5

0.015

Procalcitonin levels > 0.22 mg/dl

1.9

1.2

3.0

0.003

PCR > 83 mg/dl

1.6

1.0

2.5

0.037

Enterococcal infection

1.6

1.0

2.5

0.022

Streptococcal infection

0.34

0.1

0.6

0.002

Exclusion from surgery if indicated

7.4

3.2

17.3

0.001

Multivariate analysis (n = 325)

Age*

1.033

1.01

1.056

0.003

Drug abuse

3.40

1.41

8.13

0.006

EUROSCORE II*

1.017

1.009

1.025

0.0006

Double valve infection

2.07

1.21

3.54

0.008

Streptococcal infection

0.49

0.26

0.92

0.028