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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 26.
Published in final edited form as: Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Oct;82(10):1185–1191. doi: 10.4065/82.10.1185

Table 2. Comparison by Participation Status*.

Participation Unadjusted Adjusted for age and sex



No Yes OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Cardiovascular risk factors
 Hypertension 54 58 1.18 (1.01-1.39) .04 1.28 (1.08-1.52) .004
 Diabetes mellitus 20 21 1.07 (0.88-1.31) .48 1.11 (0.91-1.36) .32
 Familial CAD 18 21 1.19 (0.97-1.47) .10 1.22 (0.98-1.51) .07
 Smoking 57 62 1.23 (1.05-1.45) .01 1.15 (0.96-1.38) .13
MI characteristics
 Q waves 49 51 1.08 (0.90-1.28) .41 1.06 (0.89-1.26) .54
 Non–ST-segment elevation 61 67 1.29 (1.08-1.54) .005 1.29 (1.08-1.55) .005
 Anterior MI 38 37 0.96 (0.80-1.14) .64 0.98 (0.82-1.16) .78
 Killip class >1 37 33 0.84 (0.71-1.00) .05 0.86 (0.72-1.02) .08
Comorbidities
 Charlson index
  0 42 38 1.00 1.00
  1-2 37 36 1.07 (0.89-1.28) .05 1.16 (0.95-1.40) .002
  3+ 21 25 1.29 (1.05-1.60) 1.41 (1.12-1.78)
*

Values are number (percentage) unless stated otherwise. CAD = coronary artery disease; CI = confidence interval; MI = myocardial infarction; OR= odds ratios.

Distributions of the clinical characteristics were obtained from a sample of 1673 participants and 924 nonparticipants.

P value from the likelihood ratio test, 2 df.