Linear regression analysis of MACE and existing comorbidities.

<p>*marks significant confounders.</p><p>Abbreviations are used as follows: BMI (Body mass index), TIA (transitory ischemic attack) COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), CAD (coronary artery disease), RCRI (Revised cardiac index), Surgical procedure (type of surgery performed subdivided into aortic, carotid and peripheral arterial procedures). Copeptin preoperative, postoperative and Copeptin change; significant results were additionally used in multivariate regression (significance multivariate) results are shown with p values. Comorbidities and putative risk predictors were analyzed in separate univariate and multivariate analysis.</p><p>Linear regression analysis of MACE and existing comorbidities.