Figure 3. Adjusted Annual Trends in 10-Year Mortality and Recurrent Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) by Demographic Subgroups.

Estimates were obtained from Cox models that adjusted for patient characteristics. A time variable was included in the models. Annual reductions were calculated by subtracting the hazard ratio of the time variable from 1.0. Other race includes American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Hispanic, other race and ethnicity, and unreported.