Figure 3.

Multivariable risk-adjusted odds ratios of in-hospital mortality by race/ethnicity, sex, and age. The figure depicts the risk-adjusted odds ratios for in-hospital mortality following an index admission for an acute myocardial infarction by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group. Comorbidities defined by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality definitions and then extracted from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data sets included the following conditions: neurological disorders, congestive heart failure, hypertension, metastatic cancer, chronic anemia, fluid and electrolyte disorders, coagulopathy, renal failure, paralysis, pulmonary circulation disorders, substance abuse, valvular disease, drug abuse, peripheral vascular disorders, hypothyroidism, obesity, and psychiatric illness. This was further adjusted for in-hospital procedures (coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary angiography, or cardiac bypass surgery) as well as length of stay. Ref indicates reference.