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Table 4 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for 30-day outcomes after hospitalization for AMI

From: Educational level and 30-day outcomes after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction in Italy

 

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)

  1. Odds ratios reported from multilevel logistic regressions, the reference category is low education
  2. Model 1: unadjusted
  3. Model 2: model 1 adjusted for patients’ age, sex, and clinical characteristics
  4. Model 3: model 2 adjusted for hospital characteristics
  5. Patients > 75 years old