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. 2008 Apr 24;336(7652):1058–1061. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39534.571042.BE

Table 3.

 Risk of coronary event (n=230) within five years from index clinic attendance in 1375 patients deemed appropriate for angiography comparing patients who did not undergo angiography with those who did

Variable No of events/No of patients (%) Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Angiography not received Angiography received Univariate Multivariable* P value
Age (years):
 ≤49 23/70 (33) 6/42 (14) 3.02 (1.79 to 5.10) 3.30 (1.70 to 6.43) <0.001
 50-64 79/452 (17) 25/217 (12) 1.52 (0.91 to 2.53) 1.90 (1.07 to 3.37) 0.028
 ≥65 81/433 (17) 16/161 (10) 1.83 (1.33 to 2.52) 2.23 (1.37 to 3.62) 0.001
Sex:
 Men 81/360 (20) 34/270 (13) 1.86 (1.12 to 3.09) 1.90 (1.12 to 3.22) 0.017
 Women 102/595 (16) 13/150 (9) 1.97 (1.24 to 3.14) 2.75 (1.52 to 5.00) 0.001
Ethnicity:
 White 142/742 (18) 39/370 (11) 1.88 (1.42 to 2.49) 2.23 (1.46 to 3.39) <0.001
 South Asian 41/213 (18) 8/50 (16) 1.22 (0.65 to 2.31) 1.52 (0.68 to 3.39) 0.307
Deprivation (fifths):
 Less deprived (1-4) 135/727 (17) 37/360 (10) 1.87 (1.38 to 2.53) 2.31 (1.55 to 3.43) <0.001
 Most deprived (5) 48/228 (21) 10/60 (17) 1.32 (0.95 to 1.84) 1.48 (1.10 to 2.00) 0.010

*Each variable mutually adjusted for other variables (age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation) and for secondary prevention medication (aspirin, β blockers, statins) and abnormal exercise ECG variable).