Table 2 Preoperative variables and their association to the composite endpoint

Age (years)

1.07(1.01–1.13)

0.02

1.07(0.99–1.15)

0.04

Male

1.08(0.39–3.04)

0.88

Height (cm)

0.97(0.97–1.04)

0.41

Weight (Kg)

1.01(0.97–1.04)

0.68

BMI

1.05(0.93–1.18)

0.41

Hypertension

0.94(0.36–2.5)

0.91

Diabetes

0.66(0.19–2.3)

0.51

Coronary artery disease

1.87(0.51–6.96)

0.35

Alcohol consumption

0.84(0.30–2.33)

0.74

Smoking

0.85(0.36-2.00)

0.85

Heart rate (b.p.m)

0.99(0.96–1.02

0.51

SBP (mmHg)

0.99(0.97–1.01)

0.62

DBP (mmHg)

0.99(0.97–1.02)

0.68

RBC (109 /L)

0.70(0.42–1.16)

0.17

HCT (fl)

0.91(0.83–0.98)

0.11

Platele (109/L)

0.98(0.97–0.99)

0.004

0.98(0.97–0.99)

0.02

WBC (109/L)

0.94(0.84–1.07)

0.37

Lymphocyte percentage

1.01(0.93–1.07)

0.96

Haemoglobin (g/L)

0.97(0.95–0.99)

0.02

0.99(0.96–1.03)

0.64

Serum albumin (g/L)

0.89(0.81–0.98)

0.02

1.03(0.89–1.19)

0.71

Creatinine (μmol/L)

1.01(1.00-1.02)

0.03

1.01(0.99–1.02)

0.48

Serum urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

1.23(1.07–1.41)

0.004

1.24(1.09–1.41)

0.002

Admission glucose (mmol/L)

0.99(0.86–1.15)

0.92

APTT (s)

0.96(0.89–1.03)

0.26

INR

2.18(0.89–9.76)

0.06

CK-MB (ng/ml)

1.02(0.90–1.15)

0.76

EF (%)

0.89(0.80–0.99)

0.04

0.92(0.81–1.04)

0.18

Pericardial effusion

0.61(0.24–1.54)

0.29

Aortic sinus inner diameter (cm)

0.75(0.54–0.93)

0.25

Ascending aorta diameter (cm)

2.37(1.28–4.38)

0.006

2.38(1.08–5.23)

0.03

Distal inner diameter of aortic arch (cm)

1.86(0.73–4.8)

0.19

Proximal inner diameter of descending thoracic aorta (cm)

1.22(0.63–2.35)

0.97