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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med. 2010 Nov;123(11):1007–1015. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.05.018

Table 5.

Likelihood of dying after hospital discharge for AMI according to length of stay during index hospitalization according to age. (Worcester Heart Attack Study)

Age, Years
Length of Stay, d <65 Multivariable Odds of Dying 65+ Multivariable Odds of Dying
30-Days After Discharge
<3 0.71 (0.6, 8.93) 1.29 (0.71, 2.34)
3–4.9 1.25 (0.19, 8.19) 1.25 (0.84, 1.87)
5–6.9 1.0 1.0
7–9.9 2.47 (0.31, 19.89) 1.33 (0.86, 2.06)
≥10 6.82 (1.23, 41.23) 2.24 (1.43, 3.49)
90-Days After Discharge
<3 1.09 (0.21, 5.49) 1.18 (0.75, 1.85)
3–4.9 1.95 (0.56, 6.89) 1.09 (0.81, 1.47)
5–6.9 1.0 1.0
7–9.9 2.35 (0.53, 10.44) 1.56 (1.13, 2.14)
≥10 6.93 (1.83, 26.12) 2.43 (1.73, 3.42)

Adjusted for sex, payor status, history of medical comorbidities, AMI-associated characteristics, occurrence of any acute clinical complications, in-hospital use of any cardiac medications and coronary intervention procedures.