Table 5.

Associations of clinical characteristics with all-cause death in type 2 myocardial infarction, stratified by sex

Clinical characteristics	All	Men	Women	Pinteraction with sex
	HR (95% CI)	HR (95% CI)	HR (95% CI)
Sex (men, ref cat)	0.83 (0.76 to 0.92)*	–	–	–
Age (per 10 years)	1.82 (1.71 to 1.92)*	1.79 (1.65 to 1.94)	1.87 (1.72 to 2.04)	0.615
Current smoking	1.38 (1.20 to 1.59)*	1.32 (1.09 to 1.60)	1.48 (1.20 to 1.82)	0.359
Hypertension	0.85 (0.77 to 0.93)*	0.87 (0.76 to 0.99)	0.80 (0.69 to 0.93)	0.513
Diabetes	1.28 (1.15 to 1.42)*	1.33 (1.15 to 1.53)	1.26 (1.08 to 1.47)	0.853
Hyperlipidaemia	0.87 (0.78 to 0.96)*	0.84 (0.72 to 0.97)	0.94 (0.81 to 1.10)	0.055†
Coronary artery disease	1.10 (0.99 to 1.22)	0.96 (0.83 to 1.12)	1.26 (1.08 to 1.47)	0.002†
Congestive heart failure	1.60 (1.42 to 1.80)*	1.68 (1.43 to 1.96)	1.51 (1.26 to 1.82)	0.571
Ischaemic stroke	1.44 (1.27 to 1.63)*	1.31 (1.11 to 1.55)	1.58 (1.32 to 1.90)	0.067†
ST-segment depression	1.30 (1.15 to 1.48)*	1.21 (1.02 to 1.44)	1.39 (1.16 to 1.66)	0.677
ln eGFR	0.62 (0.57 to 0.68)*	0.64 (0.57 to 0.72)	0.60 (0.52 to 0.69)	0.250
COPD	1.71 (1.54 to 1.92)*	1.58 (1.35 to 1.85)	1.87 (1.59 to 2.21)	0.143
Dementia	1.53 (1.01 to 2.34)*	1.33 (0.71 to 2.49)	1.61 (0.91 to 2.91)	0.749
Previous cancer	1.45 (1.24 to 1.70)*	1.40 (1.16 to 1.71)	1.61 (1.21 to 2.14)	0.283
ln hs-cTnT	1.14 (1.09 to 1.18)*	1.11 (1.06 to 1.17)	1.18 (1.11 to 1.24)	0.077†

Analyses are adjusted for all assessed variables including hospital and admission year. P_interaction refers to the interaction of sex with the multivariable-adjusted association of each respective covariate with clinical outcome.

*P<0.05.

†P<0.1.

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ln eGFR, log transformed estimated glomerular filtration rate; ln hs-cTnT, log transformed high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T; ref cat, reference category.