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. 2010 Apr 1;10:27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-10-27

Table 4.

Different effect model of the recurrent MI events in the LIPID study

Risk factor First MI event Second MI event Wald test

HR 95% CI P-value HR 95% CI P-value
Age (year) 1.02 1.01 - 1.03 <0.001 1.04 1.01 - 1.06 0.007 0.14
Smoking status
 Non-smoker 1.0 1.0
 Current smoker 1.49 1.20 - 1.85 <0.001 1.71 0.94 - 3.12 0.079 0.63
Total cholesterol 1.18 1.08 - 1.28 <0.001 1.34 1.08 - 1.66 0.007 0.21
HDL cholesterol 0.41 0.29 - 0.59 <0.001 0.17 0.06 - 0.47 0.001 0.076
Qualifying event for ACS
 Unstable angina 1.0 1.0
 Single MI 1.27 1.06 - 1.53 0.011 1.44 0.81 - 2.54 0.21 0.66
 Multiple MI 1.92 1.54 - 2.40 <0.001 2.46 1.34 - 4.54 0.004 0.39
Revascularization
 Never 1.0 1.0
 Before ACS 1.54 1.23 - 1.92 <0.001 2.02 1.10 - 3.74 0.024 0.34
 Since ACS 0.70 0.58 - 0.85 <0.001 0.65 0.36 - 1.16 0.14 0.76
History of stroke
 No 1.0 1.0
 Yes 1.50 1.12 - 2.00 0.006 1.31 0.57 - 3.04 0.53 0.75
Diabetes mellitus
 No 1.0 1.0
 Yes 1.40 1.12 - 1.75 0.003 1.14 0.58 - 2.23 0.70 0.53
Angina grade
 CCVS < III 1.0 1.0
 CCVS ≥ III 1.44 1.16 - 1.80 0.001 1.48 0.83 - 2.65 0.18 0.91
Treatment
 Placebo 1.0 1.0
 Pravastatin 0.72 0.62 - 0.83 <0.001 0.66 0.43 - 0.99 0.047 0.67

† P-value for Wald test. ACS = Acute Coronary Syndrome; CCVS = Canadian Cardiovascular Society Class of angina; HDL = High Density Lipoprotein; MI = Myocardial Infarction.