Table 2.

Factors predicting time to further cardiac events during the follow up period in whole sample of patients recruited (n  =  574)

Variable	Hazard ratio	95% confidence interval	p Value
Female sex	1.83	1.23 to 2.71	0.0026
History of angina (yes/no)	1.83	1.21 to 2.75	0.0039
Killip class (1, 2, or 3)	1.80	1.35 to 2.41	0.0001
Cardiac complication during index admission	2.44	1.38 to 4.34	0.0023
Calcium channel blockers (yes/no)	1.61	1.06 to 2.47	0.027
Close confidant (yes/no)	0.57	0.35 to 0.92	0.022