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. 2018 Jan 25;7(3):e006460. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006460

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Characteristics associated with postdischarge lipid testing. *For each 5‐year increase above age 74 years. ^†For each $10 000 increase. ^‡For each 1‐point increase. ^§The median OR is the median of the distribution of ORs for all possible pair of people with similar covariates but treated at different hospitals. The median OR allows examination of the magnitude of hospital effect relative to the other factors in the multivariable model. BMI indicates body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CHF, congestive heart failure; CI, confidence interval; D/C, discharged; Hx, history; OR, odds ratio; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.