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. 2015 Mar;31(2):127–135. doi: 10.6515/ACS20140630F

Table 5. Results of the multivariable linear regression for medical cost data .

First admission cost (ln-NT$) n = 210 One-year cardiovascular cost (ln-NT$) n = 175
β p β p
Constant 11.31 < 0.001 12.18 < 0.001
D2B > 90 min -0.54 0.17 0.11 0.03
Age 0.005 0.004
Killip score*
II -0.76 0.12
III 0.13 0.29
IV 0.19 0.004
Location of infarction#
Inferior wall 0.11 0.01
Lateral wall 0.15 0.32
Inferior wall + right ventricle -0.12 0.88
Result of coronary angiography
Two-vessel disease 0.06 0.35
Three-vessel disease 0.14 0.02
Intervention
Bare-mental stent 0.21 0.02
Drug-eluting stent 0.15 0.20
Peak CPK level (ln) 0.05 0.01
Mechanical intervention
IABP 0.37 < 0.001 0.58 < 0.001
ECMO 0.82 < 0.001
CABG during first admission 0.59 0.003
Medical history
Hypertension -.11 0.01
ESRD 0.53 0.005 0.51 0.006
Smoking history 0.12 0.02
R2 = 0.50 R2 = 0.39

Reference group: * Killip I, # Anterior wall, One-vessel disease as the reference variable, Balloon only.

CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CI, confidence interval; D2B, door-to-balloon; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump.