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. 2009 Jun 9;180(12):1207–1213. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.081227

Table 3.

Predictors of in-hospital mortality among patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Unadjusted Adjusted
Variable n = 9186 n = 7794
Age 1.05 (1.04–1.06)* 1.03 (1.02–1.04)
Sex, female 1.97 (1.74–2.24) 1.33 (1.13–1.56)
Medical history
 Hypertension 0.94 (0.83–1.06) 0.77 (0.66–0.91)*
 Diabetes mellitus 1.35 (1.17–1.56) 1.16 (0.98–1.39)
 Lipid disorders 0.60 (0.52–0.68) 0.70 (0.60–0.83)
 Current smoker 0.49 (0.42–0.54) 0.80 (0.67–0.95)*
 Prior myocardial infarction 2.01 (1.70–2.39) 1.67 (1.36–2.05)
Characteristics of the qualifying event
 Anterior acute myocardial infarction 1.58 (1.39–1.79) 1.44 (1.24–1.68)
 Killip class ≥ 2 5.10 (4.48–5.82) 4.27 (3.64–5.00)
Tertiary referral hospital 0.72 (0.64–0.82) 0.82 (0.70–0.97)*
Acute treatment
 Thrombolysis within 2 h 0.51 (0.42–0.61) 0.75 (0.61–0.92)*
 Anticoagulant drugs 0.66 (0.61–0.72) 0.65 (0.58–0.72)
 Antiplatelet drugs 0.31 (0.26–0.37) 0.26 (0.21–0.33)
Primary percutaneous intervention 0.57 (0.33–0.99)* 0.87 (0.45–1.68)
*

p < 0.05.

p < 0.001.