Table 3.
Univariate associations between baseline characteristics and one-year mortality among AMI patients, northern Tanzania, 2019 (N=147)
| Baseline participant characteristic | Patients alive at one year (N=59), n (%) or mean (sd) | Patients dead at one year (N=88), n (%) or mean (sd) | Univariate OR (95% CI) | Univariate p | Multivariate OR (95% CI) | Multivariate p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male sex | 36 (61.0%) | 51 (60.0%) | 0.88 (0.45–1.73) | 0.711 | 1.01 (0.46, 2.17) | 0.989 |
| Post-primary education | 31 (52.5%) | 20 (22.7%) | 0.27 (0.13–0.55) | <0.001* | 0.26 (0.11, 0.58) | 0.001* |
| Tobacco use | 7 (11.9%) | 8 (9.1%) | 0.74 (0.25–2.28) | 0.586 | -- | |
| Alcohol use | 19 (32.2%) | 32 (36.4%) | 1.20 (0.60–2.45) | 0.603 | -- | |
| Sedentary lifestyle | 37 (62.7%) | 53 (60.2%) | 0.90 (0.45–1.78) | 0.762 | -- | |
| Aspirin use at baseline | 10 (16.9%) | 8 (9.1%) | 0.49 (0.17–1.35) | 0.154 | -- | |
| Anti-hypertensive use at baseline | 19 (32.2%) | 23 (26.1%) | 0.75 (0.36–1.56) | 0.425 | -- | |
| Age, years | 58.1 (15.3) | 64.2 (20.0) | -- | 0.039* | 1.01 (0.99, 1.03) | 0.453 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.8 (4.1) | 23.1 (4.4) | -- | 0.019* | 0.90 (0.82, 0.98) | 0.015* |
| Initial serum troponin at presentation, ng/ml | 0.42 (1.26) | 1.39 (4.44) | -- | 0.057 | 1.30 (1.05, 1.80) | 0.052* |
| Symptom duration prior to initial hospital presentation, days | 7.0 (14.6) | 6.4 (10.6) | -- | 0.787 | -- |
*
p<0.05 or odds ratio 95% confidence interval not including 1
AMI: Acute myocardial infarction
OR: Odds ratio
BMI: Body mass index