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Table 4. The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the Door-to-Device time was examined by multivariate regression analysis adjusted for the potential confounding factors.

Variables Door-to-Device time, min Door-to-Device time, ≤ 90 min
Beta p OR p
COVID-19 periods
 Period-I Ref - Ref -
 Period-II -3.67 0.017* 2.34 0.095
 Period-III 10.06 < 0.001* 0.30 0.002*
Sex, male to female -3.77 0.065 2.44 0.053
CAD history -3.49 0.138 -a -a
Triage level, from 4 to 1 -2.31 0.042* 2.18 0.007*

GLM gamma regression was appropriately employed based on the goodness-of-fit test for non-normally distributed independent variables, while logistic regression analysis was performed for categorical data.

a The CAD history variable was excluded due to no CAD history cases in the group with Door-to-Device time exceeding 90 minutes, leading to perfect separation and unstable model estimates.

CAD, Coronary artery disease; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; GLM, generalized linear model; OR, odds ratio.