Table 2
Measurement of serum lipids among patients surviving at least one year after acute myocardial infarction
| Outcome | Variable | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates of odds ratios: | |||
| *For year of admission, the odds v the odds of the previous year. | |||
| †For age group, the odds for the >75 year age group v the odds for the 35–74 year age group. | |||
| ‡For sex, the odds for a woman v the odds for a man. | |||
| CI, confidence interval; LDL, low density lipoprotein. | |||
| Proportion of 1 year survivors with lipid measurements | Year of admission* | 1.34 (1.26 to 1.42) | <0.0001 |
| Age group† | 0.16 (0.14 to 0.19) | <0.0001 | |
| Sex‡ | 0.62 (0.53 to 0.74) | <0.0001 | |
| Proportion with total cholesterol <5 mmol/l | Year of admission* | 1.63 (1.53 to 1.74) | <0.0001 |
| Age group† | 0.65 (0.52 to 0.83) | <0.0004 | |
| Sex‡ | 0.51 (0.42 to 0.62) | <0.0001 | |
| Proportion with LDL cholesterol <3 mmol/l | Year of admission* | 1.85 (1.72 to 1.98) | <0.0001 |
| Age group† | 0.55 (0.43 to 0.70) | <0.0001 | |
| Sex‡ | 0.78 (0.64 to 0.96) | <0.0001 | |
