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Table 4 Effect of BMI, valve type, valve size, age gender on the degree of disturbed by valve noise by logistic regression analysis

From: The effect of valve noise on the quality of life of patients after mechanical mitral valve replacement in a Chinese population

Factor

Comparisons

OR(95% CI)

P value

Valve type

CM vs SJM

0.79 (0.30~2.12)

0.64

Valve size (mm)

25 vs 27 vs 29 vs 31

1.06 (0.72~1.55)

0.78

Gender

Male vs Female

4.43 (1.64~11.97)

0.03

BMI

< 24.0 vs ≥24.0

1.25 (0.47~3.33)

0.65

Age (years)

< 60 vs ≥ 60

24.92 (5.04~123.33)

0.00