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. 2016 Sep 4;6:108–112. doi: 10.1016/j.bbacli.2016.09.001

Table 2.

Multivariable ordinal regression models to assess the association between categorical variables split in tertiles and STEMI in elderly participants.

Age OR(95% CI); p-value
1st tertile
2nd tertile
3rd tertile
≤ 82 years
n = 107
82–86 years
n = 70
≥ 86 years
n = 80
Model 1 Ref group 1.70(0.80–1.61); 0.168 1.32(0.62–2.81); 0.466
Model 2 Ref group 2.87(0.82–10.07); 0.100 1.81(0.54–6.15); 0.335
LDL-C 1st Tertile 2nd Tertile 3rd Tertile
≤ 96.92 mg/dL 96.92–127.83 mg/dL ≥ 127.83 mg/dL
n = 84 n = 85 n = 85
Model 1 Ref group 0.62(0.28–1.35); 0.227 0.86(0.41–1.79); 0.678
Model 2 Ref group 1.42(0.42–4.76); 0.568 1.25(0.40–3.96); 0.703
Triglycerides 1st Tertile 2nd Tertile 3rd Tertile
≤ 95.92 mg/dL 137–95.92 mg/dL ≥ 137 mg/dL
n = 84 n = 84 n = 86
Model 1 Ref group 0.81(0.39–1.69); 0.577 0.52(0.24–1.14); 0.104
Model 2 Ref group 0.55(0.14–2.07); 0.375 0.31(0.09–1.08); 0.066
HDL-C 3rd Tertile 2nd Tertile 1st Tertile
≥ 58 mg/dL 58-45 mg/dL ≤ 45 mg/dL
n = 87 n = 91 n = 76
Model 1 Ref group 2.98(1.02–8.67); 0.045 10.70(3.88–29.46); 0.001
Model 2 Ref group 5.83(1.16–29.16); 0.032 7.00(1.53–32.04); 0.012
Model 3 Ref group 3.14(10.7–9.22); 0.037 13.67(4.84–38.59); 0.001
3rd Tertile 2nd Tertile 1st Tertile
GFR ≥ 74.40 mL/min 58.42–74.40 mL/min ≤ 58.42 mL/min
n = 83 n = 83 n = 83
Model 1 Ref group 2.39(0.92–6.22); 0.073 4.41(1.78–10.95); 0.001
Model 2 Ref group 1.72(0.50–5.82); 0.386 4.37(1.30–14.69); 0.017
Model 3 Ref group 2.74(1.04–7.20); 0.041 4.90(1.95–12.33); 0.001

Model 1: Unadjusted; Model 2: Fully adjusted; Model 3: Fully adjusted, including CRP. OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; GFR: Glomerular filtration rate.