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. 2017 Jan 9;17:18. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1966-5

Table 4.

Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for 30-day outcomes after hospitalization for AMI

30-day mortality (N = 10,993) 30-day readmission (N = 10,007)
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Low education 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mid education 0.74 (0.62–0.88) 0.87 (0.73–1.05) 0.88 (0.73–1.05) 1.03 (0.88–1.20) 1.02 (0.87–1.19) 1.02 (0.87–1.18)
High education 0.60 (0.46–0.79) 0.72 (0.54–0.95) 0.72 (0.54–0.95) 0.72 (0.57–0.91) 0.73 (0.57–0.93) 0.73 (0.58–0.93)
Male 1.05 (0.93–1.20) 1.06 (0.93–1.20) 1.05 (0.94–1.18) 1.05 (0.94–1.18)
Age 1.11 (1.10–1.12) 1.11 (1.10–1.12) 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 1.00 (0.99–1.01)
Tumours 1.86 (1.50–2.29) 1.85 (1.50–2.28) 1.09 (0.88–1.35) 1.09 (0.88–1.35)
Diabetes 1.35 (1.11–1.64) 1.35 (1.11–1.64) 1.05 (0.87–1.26) 1.05 (0.87–1.26)
Hematologic diseases 0.98 (0.81–1.18) 0.98 (0.81–1.18) 0.92 (0.77–1.11) 0.92 (0.77–1.11)
Hypertensive diseases 0.78 (0.66–0.93) 0.78 (0.66–0.93) 1.01 (0.86–1.18) 1.01 (0.87–1.18)
Other forms of ischemic heart diseases 0.94 (0.78–1.14) 0.94 (0.78–1.14) 1.15 (0.97–1.36) 1.15 (0.97–1.36)
Previous heart failures 1.78 (1.46–2.16) 1.77 (1.46–2.16) 1.22 (1.01–1.47) 1.22 (1.01–1.47)
Other cardiac conditions 0.99 (0.72–1.35) 0.98 (0.72–1.34) 0.73 (0.54–0.98) 0.72 (0.54–0.98)
Conduction disorders and cardiac dysrhythmias 1.39 (1.15–1.68) 1.38 (1.15–1.67) 1.17 (0.98–1.40) 1.17 (0.98–1.40)
Cerebrovascular diseases 1.56 (1.33–1.83) 1.55 (1.32–1.82) 1.16 (0.99–1.35) 1.15 (0.99–1.35)
Vascular diseases 1.04 (0.84–1.30) 1.04 (0.84–1.30) 1.10 (0.91–1.33) 1.10 (0.91–1.33)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1.19 (0.94–1.50) 1.18 (0.94–1.50) 1.03 (0.83–1.29) 1.03 (0.82–1.29)
Chronic nephropathies 1.23 (1.05–1.43) 1.23 (1.05–1.43) 1.28 (1.11–1.48) 1.28 (1.11–1.47)
NSTEMI 0.35 (0.30–0.39) 0.34 (0.30–0.39) 0.93 (0.82–1.05) 0.91 (0.81–1.03)
Previous AMI episodes 0.83 (0.67–1.03) 0.83 (0.67–1.03) 1.03 (0.86–1.23) 1.03 (0.86–1.23)
Cathlab 0.79 (0.63–0.98) 0.72 (0.55–0.94)
Teaching 1.06 (0.81–1.40) 0.95 (0.66–1.36)

Odds ratios reported from multilevel logistic regressions, the reference category is low education

Model 1: unadjusted

Model 2: model 1 adjusted for patients’ age, sex, and clinical characteristics

Model 3: model 2 adjusted for hospital characteristics

Patients > 75 years old