Table 3.
Age adjusted odds ratios for risk factors and prior disease associated with ST elevation among men and women in the Euro heart survey of ACS
| Total | All (4361) | Men (3122) | Women (1239) | ||||
| ST elevation ACS | OR (95% CI) | ST elevation ACS | OR (95% CI) | ST elevation ACS | OR (95% CI) | ||
| Age (years) | |||||||
| <65 | 4719 | 2280 (48%) | 1.00 | 1887 (51%) | 1.00 | 393 (39%) | 1.00 |
| ⩾65 | 5534 | 2081 (38%) | 0.65 (0.60 to 0.70) | 1235 (38%) | 0.60 (0.55 to 0.66) | 846 (36%) | 0.90 (0.77 to 1.05) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||||
| Not recorded | 1413 | 472 (33%) | 0.62 (0.55 to 0.71) | 310 (37%) | 0.71 (0.60 to 0.84) | 162 (28%) | 0.49 (0.40 to 0.62) |
| <25 kg/m2 | 2796 | 1294 (46%) | 1.00 | 880 (47%) | 1.00 | 414 (44%) | 1.00 |
| 25–30 kg/m2 | 4129 | 1807 (44%) | 0.87 (0.78 to 0.95) | 1399 (46%) | 0.91 (0.81 to 1.02) | 408 (38%) | 0.76 (0.63 to 0.90) |
| >30 kg/m2 | 1915 | 788 (41%) | 0.76 (0.67 to 0.85) | 533 (45%) | 0.82 (0.71 to 0.95) | 255 (35%) | 0.68 (0.55 to 0.83) |
| BMI (per kg/m2)* | 0.97 (0.96 to 0.98) | 0.98 (0.97 to 0.99) | 0.96 (0.95 to 0.98) | ||||
| Smoking | |||||||
| Missing data | 975 | 423 (43%) | 1.37 (1.20 to 1.57) | 290 (45%) | 1.34 (1.13 to 1.58) | 133 (41%) | 1.41 (1.11 to 1.78) |
| No | 6185 | 2252 (36%) | 1.00 | 1452 (39%) | 1.00 | 800 (33%) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 3093 | 1686 (55%) | 1.84 (1.67 to 2.02) | 1380 (54%) | 1.60 (1.43 to 1.79) | 306 (55%) | 2.65 (2.16 to 3.24) |
| Hypertension | |||||||
| No | 4328 | 2146 (50%) | 1.00 | 1664 (51%) | 1.00 | 482 (45%) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 5925 | 2215 (37%) | 0.65 (0.60 to 0.70) | 1458 (40%) | 0.68 (0.61 to 0.74) | 757 (34%) | 0.62 (0.54 to 0.72) |
| Diabetes mellitus | |||||||
| No | 7814 | 3392 (43%) | 1.00 | 2529 (46%) | 1.00 | 863 (37%) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 2439 | 969 (40%) | 0.92 (0.83 to 1.01) | 593 (40%) | 0.83 (0.74 to 0.94) | 376 (39%) | 1.12 (0.96 to 1.30) |
| Prior MI | |||||||
| No | 7149 | 3399 (48%) | 1.00 | 2420 (51%) | 1.00 | 979 (41%) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 3104 | 962 (31%) | 0.52 (0.48 to 0.57) | 702 (32%) | 0.48 (0.43 to 0.54) | 260 (28%) | 0.59 (0.50 to 0.69) |
| Chronic angina | |||||||
| No | 7139 | 3440 (48%) | 1.00 | 2487 (50%) | 1.00 | 953 (43%) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 3114 | 921 (30%) | 0.47 (0.43 to 0.52) | 635 (32%) | 0.49 (0.44 to 0.55) | 286 (25%) | 0.45 (0.38 to 0.53) |
| Prior revascularisation | |||||||
| No | 8531 | 3947 (46%) | 1.00 | 2804 (50%) | 1.00 | 1143 (39%) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1722 | 414 (24%) | 0.36 (0.32 to 0.40) | 318 (24%) | 0.33 (0.28 to 0.37) | 96 (23%) | 0.46 (0.36 to 0.58) |
| ASA before admission | |||||||
| No | 5955 | 3041 (51%) | 1.00 | 2188 (54%) | 1.00 | 853 (45%) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 4298 | 1320 (31%) | 0.45 (0.41 to 0.49) | 934 (33%) | 0.44 (0.40 to 0.49) | 386 (27%) | 0.46 (0.40 to 0.53) |
| β Blocker before admission | |||||||
| No | 6872 | 3272 (48%) | 1.00 | 2352 (50%) | 1.00 | 920 (42%) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 3381 | 1089 (32%) | 0.53 (0.49 to 0.58) | 770 (34%) | 0.53 (0.47 to 0.58) | 319 (28%) | 0.56 (0.48 to 0.65) |
| Statin before admission | |||||||
| No | 8173 | 3705 (45%) | 1.00 | 2659 (48%) | 1.00 | 1046 (39%) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 2080 | 656 (32%) | 0.54 (0.49 to 0.60) | 463 (32%) | 0.50 (0.44 to 0.57) | 193 (30%) | 0.65 (0.54 to 0.78) |
*Only in patients with recorded weight and height.