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Table 3 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 = 12,409)

30-day readmission (N = 12,174)

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Low education

1

1

1

1

1

1

Mid education

0.68 (0.53–0.87)

0.94 (0.72–1.22)

0.94 (0.72–1.22)

0.77 (0.66–0.88)

0.91 (0.78–1.06)

0.91 (0.78–1.06)

High education

0.43 (0.31–0.59)

0.68 (0.48–0.96)

0.67 (0.47 0.94)

0.78 (0.66–0.92)

0.98 (0.82–1.16)

0.98 (0.82–1.16)

Male

–

0.91 (0.70–1.19)

0.91 (0.70–1.18)

–

0.92 (0.80–1.06)

0.92 (0.80–1.07)

Age

–

1.05 (1.03–1.07)

1.05 (1.03–1.07)

–

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

Tumours

–

4.00 (2.91–5.50)

3.99 (2.91–5.48)

–

1.04 (0.78–1.38)

1.04 (0.78–1.38)

Diabetes

–

1.26 (0.82–1.92)

1.23 (0.81–1.88)

–

1.18 (0.90–1.53)

1.18 (0.90–1.53)

Hematologic diseases

–

2.08 (1.36–3.18)

2.08 (1.36–3.17)

–

1.13 (0.80–1.58)

1.12 (0.80–1.57)

Hypertensive diseases

–

0.87 (0.59–1.28)

0.87 (0.59–1.29)

–

1.07 (0.84–1.36)

1.07 (0.84–1.36)

Other forms of ischemic heart diseases

–

0.85 (0.55–1.32)

0.86 (0.55–1.32)

–

0.96 (0.75–1.24)

0.96 (0.74–1.24)

Previous heart failures

–

1.79 (1.06–3.04)

1.80 (1.06–3.06)

–

1.55 (1.11–2.18)

1.54 (1.10–2.17)

Other cardiac conditions

–

1.07 (0.50–2.28)

1.08 (0.50–2.29)

–

0.96 (0.59–1.55)

0.96 (0.59–1.55)

Conduction disorders and cardiac dysrhythmias

–

1.45 (0.86–2.44)

1.41 (0.84–2.39)

–

0.88 (0.62–1.26)

0.89 (0.62–1.26)

Cerebrovascular diseases

–

1.99 (1.35–2.93)

1.98 (1.35–2.92)

–

0.87 (0.66–1.16)

0.87 (0.65–1.15)

Vascular diseases

–

1.97 (1.38–2.82)

1.95 (1.36–2.78)

–

1.35 (1.06–1.72)

1.35 (1.06–1.72)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

–

0.97 (0.55–1.68)

0.97 (0.56–1.69)

–

1.28 (0.91–1.82)

1.28 (0.90–1.81)

Chronic nephropathies

–

1.57 (1.05–2.35)

1.61 (1.08–2.40)

–

1.59 (1.25–2.02)

1.59 (1.25–2.03)

NSTEMI

–

0.39 (0.30–0.51)

0.41 (0.31–0.53)

–

1.02 (0.89–1.18)

1.00 (0.87–1.16)

Previous AMI episodes

–

1.07 (0.71–1.61)

1.04 (0.69–1.56)

–

0.94 (0.74–1.18)

0.94 (0.74–1.18)

Cathlab

–

–

0.87 (0.60–1.25)

–

–

0.50 (0.33–0.78)

Teaching

–

–

1.54 (1.15–2.06)

–

–

0.88 (0.50–1.57)

  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