Changes in practice patterns affecting in-hospital and post-discharge survival among ACS patients

Table 3 Mortality Hazard After Discharge from Index Hospital by Patient Characteristics, Treatments and Time Cohort (n = 1,834)

Variables:	Hazard Ratios	95% CI	p-value	Δχ²-value
Age	1.03	1.01–1.04	<0.01	15.79
Gender (male)*	1.14	0.82–1.59	>0.45	0.57
Race (white)*	0.81	0.54–1.23	>0.32	0.98
Charlson Index***	1.81	1.33–2.46	<0.01	14.45
Ejection Fraction (<35%)*				6.78**
35%–44%	1.59	0.89–2.83	>0.11	2.49
≥45%	0.56	0.31–1.01	>0.05	3.71
missing	1.19	0.68–2.07	>0.54	0.37
Invasive Procedures (none)*				19.58**
CATH	0.56	0.34–0.91	<0.02	5.45
PCI	0.29	0.16–0.53	<0.01	15.75
CABG	0.39	0.22–0.67	<0.01	11.24
ACEIs & ARBs – discharge	1.06	0.75–1.48	>0.75	0.10
Beta Blockers – discharge	0.54	0.36–0.81	<0.01	8.78
Aspirin – discharge	0.79	0.56–1.10	>0.15	1.99
Time Cohorts (MICH1)*				1.67**
MICH2	1.29	0.87–1.92	>0.21	1.56
HARP	1.19	0.77–1.85	>0.43	0.62

* Reference categories are in parentheses;
** χ²-difference value for all categories of variable;
*** Natural logarithm of Charlson Index
Model Information:
No. of Post-Hospital Discharge Deaths: 152; Model Likelihood Ratio χ² (df: 15) = 203.73;
Harrel's Concordance Statistic: 0.81

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