Table 3 Outcomes: sternal wound complication incidence and grade and overall survival in the entire study population

190 (12.78)

39 (9.44)

0.71 (0.50;1.02)

0.067

0.74 (0.51;1.07)^a

0.114^a

116 (7.80)

20 (4.84)

0.60 (0.37;0.98)

0.041

0.635 (0.387;1.042)

0.072^a

0.70 (0.49;1.01)

0.054

0.73 (0.50;1.05)^a

0.091^a

0.59 (0.36;0.97)

0.036

0.62 (0.38;1.02)

0.062^a

74 (4.98)

19 (4.60)

27 (1.82)

10 (2.42)

63 (4.24)

7 (1.69)

26 (1.75)

3 (0.73)

1.00 (0.52;1.91)

1

0.92 (0.48;1.75)^a

0.791^a

97.99 (97.08;98.62)

98.81 (96.82;99.56)

95.67 (94.36;96.68)

96.61 (92.39;98.50)

94.42 (92.94;95.60)

92.25 (82.32;96.71)