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Table 4 Interaction effect on the association of fracking versus conventional balloon angioplasty with 1-year restenosis

From: Fracking compared to conventional balloon angioplasty alone for calcified common femoral artery lesions using intravascular ultrasound analysis: 12-month results

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

HR (95% CI)

P-value

HR (95% CI)

P-value

Age ≥ 80, y

0.37 (0.13–1.03)

0.056

0.39 (0.14–1.08)

0.071

Diabetes mellitus

2.03 (0.68–6.07)

0.207

  

Chronic kidney disease

0.82 (0.33–2.01)

0.666

  

Hemodialysis

1.59 (0.63–4.01)

0.330

  

Chronic limb-threatening ischemia

1.31 (0.47–3.60)

0.604

  

Lesions only in CFA region

0.72 (0.30–1.74)

0.467

  

No deep femoral artery lesions

0.51 (0.21–1.24)

0.138

  

Chronic total occlusion

1.64 (0.60–4.52)

0.337

  

Focal lesion

1.30 (0.54–3.15)

0.555

  

De novo lesion

1.08 (0.25–4.66)

0.919

  

Distal reference vessel diameter (per 1.0 mm)

0.90 (0.52–1.54)

0.693

  

Lesion length (per 1.0 mm)

0.99 (0.97–1.03)

0.919

  

PACSS grade

0.88 (0.60–1.30)

0.528

  

Bilateral calcified lesions

0.77 (0.32–1.84)

0.551

  

No below-the-knee artery run-off

0.91 (0.21–3.94)

0.903

  

Noncompliant balloon use

1.68 (0.49–5.74)

0.407

  

Scoring/Cutting balloon use

0.90 (0.36–2.25)

0.815

  

Drug coating balloon use

0.74 (0.28–1.93)

0.538

  

Residual stenosis

1.01 (0.99–1.04)

0.229

  

Dissection, none to mild

1.14 (0.38–3.41)

0.819

  

Calcium angle ≥180–360° by IVUS analysis

1.21 (0.46–3.15)

0.694

  

Postoperative MLA (per 1.0 mm2)

0.85 (0.78–0.93)

< 0.001

0.78 (0.67–0.91)

< 0.001

Acute gain (per 1.0 mm2)

0.93 (0.86–0.99)

0.038

1.10 (0.96–1.27)

0.162

  1. Data are presented as HR (95% CI) derived from the Cox proportional hazards regression model analysis
  2. Abbreviations: CFA common femoral artery, CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, IVUS intravascular ultrasound, MLA minimum lumen area, PACSS Peripheral Artery Calcium Scoring System