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. 2012 Oct 14;36(3):240–246. doi: 10.1007/s11239-012-0826-3

Table 2.

Clinical outcomes of women and men stratified by abciximab administration strategy

Variable Early abciximab Late abciximab OR (95 % CI) p value Adjusted OR (95 % CI) p value
Women n = 186 n = 86
 30 day
  Death 4.8 % 14.0 % 0.31 (0.13–0.78) 0.023 0.26 (0.10–0.69) 0.007
  Death + nonfatal reinfarction 6.5 % 16.3 % 0.36 (0.16–0.80) 0.013 0.29 (0.12–0.69) 0.005
  Death + nonfatal reinfarction + urgent revascularization 7.5 % 17.4 % 0.39 (0.18–0.84) 0.016 0.32 (0.14–0.74) 0.007
  Major bleeding requiring transfusion 5.4 % 2.3 % 2.39 (0.51–11.13) 0.27 2.22 (0.47–10.57) 0.32
  Intracranial haemorrhage 0 % 0 %
  Puncture site haematoma 12.9 % 9.3 % 1.44 (0.62–3.36) 0.39 1.21 (0.51–2.88) 0.67
  All bleeding 16.7 % 11.6 % 1.52 (0.71–3.26) 0.28 1.30 (0.60–2.85) 0.51
 1 year
  Death 7.5 % 17.4 % 0.39 (0.18–0.84) 0.016 0.37 (0.16–0.84) 0.017
Men n = 541 n = 273
 30 day
  Death 3.7 % 5.5 % 0.66 (0.33–1.31) 0.24 0.69 (0.35–1.39) 0.27
  Death + nonfatal reinfarction 4.6 % 7.0 % 0.65 (0.35–1.20) 0.17 0.68 (0.37–1.28) 0.23
  Death + nonfatal reinfarction + urgent revascularization 5.0 % 8.1 % 0.60 (0.34–1.07) 0.09 0.64 (0.36–1.17) 0.15
  Major bleeding requiring transfusion 1.3 % 1.1 % 1.18 (0.30–4.60) 0.81 1.40 (0.35–5.64) 0.64
  Intracranial haemorrhage 0 % 0 %
  Puncture site haematoma 6.7 % 7.3 % 0.90 (0.51–1.59) 0.72 0.94 (0.53–1.68) 0.83
  All bleeding 7.6 % 8.1 % 0.94 (0.55–1.61) 0.81 0.98 (0.57–1.71) 0.95
 1 year
  Death 5.2 % 8.1 % 0.62 (0.35–1.11) 0.11 0.68 (0.38–1.22) 0.19

Values are presented as percentages and unadjusted and adjusted for propensity score odds ratios (OR) with 95 % confidence intervals (CI)