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Table 3. The effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the time intervals of the Door-to-Device procedure were examined using multivariate regression analysis, with adjustment for potential confounders.

Variables 1. Door-to-ECG 2. ECG-to-CCLA 3. CCLA-to-CCLD 4.2. Angio-to-Device
Betaa pa Betab pb Betaa pa Betab pb
COVID-19 periods
 Period-I Ref - Ref - Ref - Ref -
 Period-II 0.10 0.601 -0.11 0.914 -0.02 0.988 -2.60 < 0.001*
 Period-III 0.62 0.006* 3.30 0.009* 9.65 < 0.001* -4.08 < 0.001*
Sex, male to female -0.68 0.013* -0.42 0.743 -1.80 0.292 0.70 0.307
CAD history -0.56 0.042* -1.39 0.319 -0.41 0.845 -0.43 0.616
Triage level, from 4 to 1 -0.28 0.072 -2.41 < 0.001* 1.88 0.05 -0.46 0.267

GLM Tweediea or Gammab regression was appropriately employed based on the goodness-of-fit test for non-normally distributed independent variables.

CAD, coronary artery disease; CCLA, cardiac catheterization laboratory activation; CCLD, cardiac catheterization laboratory door; COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease 2019; ECG, electrocardiogram; ICU, intensive care unit.