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. 2006 Sep 15;93(3):339–344. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.086868

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients.

Vital status at 1‐year follow‐up Univariate predictor for mortality (OR, 95% CI) p Value
Alive (n = 3666) Dead (n = 120)
Male sex (%) 2785 (76) 93 (78) 1.09 (0.70 to 1.68) 0.71
Mean (SD) age (years) 62.8 (10.6) 69 (9.9) 1.06 (1.04 to 1.08) <0.001
Risk factors (%)
 Smoking ever 2166 (61) 75 (63) 1.05 (0.72 to 1.53) 0.79
 Diabetes mellitus 850 (23) 43 (36) 1.85 (1.26 to 2.70) 0.002
 Hypertension 2254 (62) 75 (63) 1.04 (0.71 to 1.51) 0.85
 Hyperlipidaemia 2417 (67) 78 (66) 0.98 (0.66 to 1.44) 0.9
Cardiovascular history (%)
 Peripheral vascular disease 412 (11) 32 (27) 2.87 (1.89 to 4.35) <0.001
 Cerebral vascular disease 283 (8) 12 (10) 1.33 (0.72 to 2.44) 0.36
 Prior myocardial infarction 1440 (39) 72 (60) 2.31 (1.59 to 3.35) <0.001
 Congestive heart failure 673 (18) 50 (42) 3.17 (2.19 to 4.61) <0.001
 Prior percutaneous coronary intervention 764 (21) 19 (16) 0.71 (0.43 to 1.17) 0.18
 Prior coronary artery bypass grafting 368 (10) 24 (20) 2.24 (1.41 to 3.55) <0.001
Diagnosis at admission (%)
 Stable angina 1978 (55) 60 (52) 0.85 (0.59 to 1.23) 0.39
 NSTE‐ACS 1105 (31) 40 (35) 1.16 (0.79 to 1.71) 0.45
 STEMI 537 (15) 16 (14) 0.90 (0.53 to 1.53) 0.90
Angiographic results (%)
 Multivessel disease 2308 (63) 89 (74) 1.68 (1.11 to 2.54) 0.01
 Left main lesions 284 (8) 15 (13) 1.70 (0.98 to 2.96) 0.06
 Ejection fraction <40% 296 (12) 34 (37) 4.25 (2.74 to 6.60) <0.001
Mean (SD) EuroSCORE 4.2 (2.8) 6.8 (3.4) 1.28 (1.21 to 1.35) <0.001
Treatment option (%)
 Percutaneous coronary intervention 2201 (60) 54 (45) 0.55 (0.38 to 0.79) 0.001
 Coronary artery bypass grafting 745 (20) 22 (18) 0.88 (0.55 to 1.41) 0.59
 Only medical treatment 720 (20) 44 (37) 2.37 (1.62 to 3.46) <0.001
Medical treatment at discharge (%)
 Antiplatelet agents/oral anticoagulants 3464 (95) 105 (88) 0.41 (0.23 to 0.71) 0.002
 β‐blockers 2796 (76) 86 (72) 0.79 (0.53 to 1.18) 0.25
 Statins 2498 (68) 71 (59) 0.68 (0.47 to 0.98) 0.04
 ACE inhibitors 2027 (55) 76 (63) 1.40 (0.96 to 2.04) 0.08

NSTE‐ACS, non ST‐elevation acute coronary syndrome; STEMI, ST‐elevation myocardial infarction