Table 1 Preoperative characteristics of the five groups stratified by BMI
From: The varying effects of obesity and morbid obesity on outcomes following cardiac transplantation
Independent variables | Group 1 BMI <20 (N=17) | Group 2 BMI 20–24.9 (N=73) | Group 3 BMI 25–29.9 (N=81) | Group 4 BMI 30–34.9 (N=39) | Group 5 BMI ⩾35 (N=10) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recipient (years) | 39.4 | 44.0 | 52.4 | 54.9 | 51.6 | <0.01 |
Donor (years) | 32.4 | 31.4 | 36.6 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 0.11 |
Recipient (%) | 41.2 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 30.0 | 0.59 |
Donor (%) | 35.3 | 58.9 | 67.9 | 74.4 | 60.0 | 0.06 |
List-transplant time (days) | 81.6 | 153.9 | 161.7 | 201.9 | 90.7 | 0.75 |
Hypertension (%) | 29.4 | 27.4 | 44.4 | 51.3 | 60.0 | 0.04 |
Hyperlipidemia (%) | 47.1 | 68.5 | 80.2 | 82.1 | 80.0 | 0.03 |
Diabetes | ||||||
Type 1 (%) | 5.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.65 |
Type 2 (%) | 0.0 | 11.0 | 27.2 | 48.7 | 70.0 | <0.01 |
Smoking | ||||||
Current (%) | 0.0 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 12.8 | 20.0 | 0.26 |
Never (%) | 29.4 | 26.0 | 28.4 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.07 |
Prior MI (%) | 11.8 | 32.9 | 40.7 | 56.4 | 70.0 | <0.01 |
Prior PCI (%) | 5.9 | 17.8 | 32.1 | 33.3 | 30.0 | 0.06 |
Prior CABG (%) | 5.9 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 30.8 | 50.0 | <0.01 |
PVD (%) | 0.0 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.71 |
CVD (%) | 35.3 | 8.2 | 13.6 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.03 |
Dialysis (%) | 17.6 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 10.0 | 0.52 |
Malignancy (%) | 0.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.81 |
Liver disease (%) | 5.9 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 0.61 |
GI disease (%) | 29.4 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 28.2 | 30.0 | 0.86 |
