Table 3.
Associations of patient, arrival, discharge and hospital characteristics with prescription of secondary prevention medication in the multivariable generalized linear mixed model
| Variable | OR (95 % CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Discharge diagnosis | ||
| STEMI (intercept) | N/A | 0.37 |
| NSTEMI | 0.64 (0.49–0.82) | ***< 0.001 |
| UA | 0.29 (0.21–0.39) | ***< 0.001 |
| Female patient | 4.09 (1.32–12.7) | **< 0.01 |
| Coronary artery disease | 1.13 (0.79–1.61) | 0.51 |
| Angina pectoris | 1.04 (0.79–1.38) | 0.76 |
| Prior PCI | 0.98 (0.76–1.26) | 0.87 |
| Prior CABG | 0.70 (0.51–0.95) | *0.02 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2.67 (2.06–3.45) | ***< 0.001 |
| Kidney failure | 2.10 (1.23–3.57) | *0.007 |
| Smoker | 1.19 (0.94–1.50) | 0.16 |
| Coronary stenosis | 0.82 (0.56–1.20) | 0.30 |
| Resuscitation | 2.65 (1.29–5.44) | **0.008 |
| Transportation from another hospital | 0.81 (0.60–1.10) | 0.18 |
| Age | 0.97 (0.96–0.99) | ***< 0.001 |
| Length of staya | 1.43 (1.19–1.72) | ***< 0.001 |
| PCI | 2.05 (1.63–2.59) | ***< 0.001 |
| CABG | 0.98 (0.63–1.55) | 0.94 |
| Recent PCI, CABG or MI (< 6 months before admission) | 1.91 (1.23–2.95) | **0.004 |
| Interaction between Age and Sex | 1.02 (1.00–1.04) | **0.003 |
*significant at ≤ 0.05 level; **significant at ≤ 0.01 level; ***significant at ≤ 0.001 level
STEMI ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, N/A not applicable, NSTEMI non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, UA unstable angina pectoris, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, MI myocardial infarction
aLength of stay was log-transformed after careful consideration of the residuals of a model without random intercept